Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2015, 3:28 AM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas; 37 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 16, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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 16, 2015, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
All 44 counties
Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 3699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
106 WWUS83 KEAX 160828 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 328 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON ON MONDAY UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP ONCE AGAIN INTO THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-161700- /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 328 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005... 006...007...008...011...012...013...014...015...016...017...020... 021...022...023...024...025...025...028...029...030...031...032... 033...037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053...054... 057...060...102...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 ATCHISON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NODAWAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 WORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 GENTRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 HOLT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 ANDREW... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. * TIMING...THE DRIEST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET RH VALUES WILL INCREASE AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT IN WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. 20 TO 25 PERCENT IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85 DEGREES * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
172 WWUS83 KEAX 160831 AAA RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 331 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON ON MONDAY UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY EVENING CORRECTED FOR HEADING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP ONCE AGAIN INTO THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-161715- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 331 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005...006...007...008...011...012...013...014...015...016...017... 020...021...022...023...024...025...025...028...029...030...031... 032...033...037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053... 054...057...060...102...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 ATCHISON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NODAWAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 WORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 GENTRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 HOLT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 ANDREW... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. * TIMING...THE DRIEST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET RH VALUES WILL INCREASE AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT IN WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. 20 TO 25 PERCENT IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
151 WWUS83 KEAX 161652 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1152 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY... .AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. SLIGHTLY HIGHER VALUES IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH COMBINED WITH THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-170100- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.150316T1700Z-150317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 1152 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005...006... 007...008...011...012...013...014...015...016...017...020...021... 022...023...024...025...025...028...029...030...031...032...033... 037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053...054...057... 060...102...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 ATCHISON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NODAWAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 WORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 GENTRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 HOLT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 ANDREW... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. * TIMING...THE DRIEST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM. SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT IN WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. 25 TO 35 PERCENT IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. * TEMPERATURES...TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 80 AND 85 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS SUCH AS NATIVE GRASSES AND BRUSH PILES...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
149 WWUS83 KEAX 161931 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 231 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY... .AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SLIGHTLY HIGHER VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH... WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH COMBINED WITH THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. MOZ033-040-045-046-054-162045- /O.CAN.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150317T0100Z/ RANDOLPH-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER-HENRY- 231 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005...006...007...008...011...012...013... 014...015...016...017...020...021...022...023...024...025...025... 028...029...030...031...032...033...037...038...039...040...043... 044...045...046...053...054...057...060...102...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CONDITIONS NO LONGER FAVOR EXTREME FIRE POTENTIAL OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BEEN SLOWER TO FALL OVER THE REGION AND WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO REFRAIN FROM ANY OUTDOOR BURNING DUE TO THE WELL CURED FUELS SUCH AS NATIVE GRASSES WHICH CAN STILL IGNITE QUICKLY. HOWEVER...ANY SUCH FIRE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GROW EXPLOSIVELY. $$ KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>032-037>039- 043-044-053-170100- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-CASS-JOHNSON MO- BATES- 231 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005...006... 007...008...011...012...013...014...015...016...017...020...021... 022...023...024...025...025...028...029...030...031...032...033... 037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053...054...057... 060...102...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 ATCHISON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NODAWAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 WORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 GENTRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 HOLT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 ANDREW... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. * TIMING...THE DRIEST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NOW AND 7 PM. SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT IN WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. 20 TO 30 PERCENT IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI. * TEMPERATURES...TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 80 AND 85 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS...INCLUDING DRY FUELS SUCH AS NATIVE GRASSES AND BRUSH PILES...TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
272 WWUS83 KEAX 170105 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 805 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>032-037>039- 043-044-053-170215- /O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-CASS-JOHNSON MO- BATES- 805 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003... 004...005...006...007...008...011...012...013...014...015...016... 017...020...021...022...023...024...025...025...028...029...030... 031...032...037...038...039...043...044...053...057...060...102... 103...104 AND 105... WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASED LIMITING THE THREAT OF RAPIDLY GROWING WILDFIRES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND INCREASING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. $$
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Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2015Red 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.