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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 3, 2015, 2:00 PM CDT for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 3, 2015, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 24 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, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
744 WWUS83 KDDC 031900 AAA RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 200 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THESE FACTORS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-041000- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0005.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- 200 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031... 043...044...045...046...063...064...065...066...076...077...078... 079...080...081...086...087...088...089 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. * 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 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 081 PRATT...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...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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. && $$ KSZ062-075-085-041000- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0005.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ KEARNY-GRANT-STEVENS- 200 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 062... 075 AND 085... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
088 WWUS83 KDDC 040917 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 417 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH AFTERNOON HEATING. THESE FACTORS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-050100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0005.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 417 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...063... 064...065...066...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...085... 086...087...088...089 AND 090... * 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 064 HODGEMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...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 081 PRATT...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...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
139 WWUS83 KDDC 050037 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 737 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ENDING... .FALLING TEMPERATURES HAVE RESULTED IN CLIMBING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS RELIEVING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-050145- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150405T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 737 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043... 044...045...046...062...063...064...065...066...075...076...077... 078...079...080...081...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NO LONGER EXIST. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 56 min |
| Apr 2, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness and 2 more | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness and 2 more | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 3:49 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more | 10 hr |
Nearby
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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.