Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 15, 2015, 9:46 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 16, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2015, 9:46 PM CDT (02:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 27 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
475 WWUS83 KDDC 160246 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 946 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MONDAY... .WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON. AN ABUNDANCE OF VERY DRY LIGHT FUELS WILL FAVOR FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. KSZ064-076>080-085>090-161300- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 946 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 064...076...077... 078...079...080...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * LIGHTNING... * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>063-065-066-074-075-081-084-161300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-PRATT-MORTON- 946 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062... 063...065...066...074...075...081 AND 084... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
4 follow-up statements
415 WWUS83 KDDC 160814 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 314 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. AN ABUNDANCE OF VERY DRY LIGHT FUELS WILL FAVOR FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. KSZ061-160915- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0000Z/ HAMILTON- 314 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044... 045...046...061...062...063...065...066...074...075...081 AND 084... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-062-063-065-066-074-075-081-084-162000- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- STANTON-GRANT-PRATT-MORTON- 314 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 031...043...044...045...046...062...063...065...066...074...075... 081 AND 084... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ064-076>080-085>090-162000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 314 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 064...076...077...078...079...080...085... 086...087...088...089 AND 090... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
216 WWUS83 KDDC 161933 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 233 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. AN ABUNDANCE OF VERY DRY LIGHT FUELS WILL FAVOR FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. KSZ061-170000- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150317T0000Z/ HAMILTON- 233 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-074>081-084>090-170000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150317T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 233 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...063...065...066... 074...075...081 AND 084... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
293 WWUS83 KDDC 162333 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 633 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS SUPPORT AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR. AN ABUNDANCE OF VERY DRY LIGHT FUELS WILL FAVOR FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-170200- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150317T0200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 633 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065...066... 074...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086... 087...088...089 AND 090... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
160 WWUS83 KDDC 170151 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 851 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-170300- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150317T0200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 851 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065...066... 074...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086... 087...088...089 AND 090... ALTHOUGH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT, RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE BEGUN TO RISE. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2015Every red flag warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.