Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Oct 12, 2015, 3:16 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas; 24 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 12, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 12, 2015, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 12, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
All 30 counties
Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 3856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
624 WWUS83 KGID 120816 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 316 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 121715- /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0013.151012T1700Z-151012T2300Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 316 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...039...040...041...046...047... 048...049...060...061...062...063...064...072...073...074...075... 076...077...082...083...084...085...086 AND 087... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT GENERALLY 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 25 TO 40 MPH. THE OVERALL STRONGEST WINDS WILL FOCUS NORTH AND EAST OF THE NEBRASKA TRI CITIES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BOTTOMING OUT MAINLY IN THE 14 TO 23 PERCENT RANGE...WITH THE OVERALL-LOWEST VALUES FOCUSED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...INCLUDING NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT MIGHT DEVELOP WILL POTENTIALLY SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THOSE ENGAGING IN HARVEST ACTIVITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE CAUTION INVOLVING POTENTIAL SPARKS OR FLAMES. 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. && $$ PFANNKUCH
3 follow-up statements
125 WWUS83 KGID 121650 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1150 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 122300- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0013.151012T1700Z-151012T2300Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 1150 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005... 006...007...017...018...019...039...040...041...046...047...048... 049...060...061...062...063...064...072...073...074...075...076... 077...082...083...084...085...086 AND 087... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT GENERALLY 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 25 TO 40 MPH. THE OVERALL STRONGEST WINDS WILL FOCUS NORTH AND EAST OF THE NEBRASKA TRI CITIES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BOTTOMING OUT MAINLY IN THE 14 TO 23 PERCENT RANGE...WITH THE OVERALL-LOWEST VALUES FOCUSED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...INCLUDING NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT MIGHT DEVELOP WILL POTENTIALLY SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THOSE ENGAGING IN HARVEST ACTIVITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE CAUTION INVOLVING POTENTIAL SPARKS OR FLAMES. 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. && $$
126 WWUS83 KGID 122315 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 615 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 130015- /O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 615 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018... 019...039...040...041...046...047...048...049...060...061...062... 063...064...072...073...074...075...076...077...082...083...084... 085...086 AND 087... ALTHOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS ARE STILL TECHNICALLY NOT QUITE OUT OF THE WOODS...RELATIVE HUMITIY SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND WIND SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE IN THE NEXT HOUR. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ HEINLEIN
535 WWUS83 KGID 122315 CCA RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 615 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 130015- /O.COR.KGID.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 615 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018... 019...039...040...041...046...047...048...049...060...061...062... 063...064...072...073...074...075...076...077...082...083...084... 085...086 AND 087... ALTHOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS ARE STILL TECHNICALLY NOT QUITE OUT OF THE WOODS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND WIND SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE IN THE NEXT HOUR. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ HEINLEIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton and 9 more | 81 min |
| Oct 11, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton and 8 more | 40 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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.