Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 11, 2015, 3:41 PM CDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 12, 2015, 1:00 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
- Mar 11, 2015, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Custer County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Loup County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 2562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
228 WWUS83 KLBF 112041 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 341 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 FOR THIS EVENING AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FOR THURSDAY... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND COMBINE WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. RECOVER OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED...WITH ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY RETURNING ON THURSDAY. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF THE TROUGH SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ZONE 209 WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS. NEZ209-121045- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0003.150312T1800Z-150313T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0100Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 341 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. 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 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NEZ204-206-208-120100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR- 341 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 /241 PM MDT WED MAR 11 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
4 follow-up statements
600 WWUS83 KLBF 120118 AAA RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 818 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONE 209 THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM AND DRY DAY WILL RETURN THURSDAY. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF THE TROUGH SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ZONE 209 WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS. NEZ209-121530- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0003.150312T1800Z-150313T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 818 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. 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 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NEZ204-206-208-120230- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR- 818 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 /718 PM MDT WED MAR 11 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80... CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
758 WWUS83 KLBF 120906 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 406 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 209 AND 219 THIS AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...RESULTING IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO ELEMENTS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IN FIRE ZONES 209 AND 219. NEZ219-130000- /O.EXA.KLBF.FW.W.0003.150312T1800Z-150313T0000Z/ LOESS PLAINS- 406 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FRONTIER AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. 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 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NEZ209-130000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0003.150312T1800Z-150313T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 406 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CUSTER...LOUP...GARFIELD...WHEELER AND THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF HOLT COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
457 WWUS83 KLBF 122027 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 327 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 209 AND 219 THIS AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 70S HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO ELEMENTS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IN FIRE ZONES 209 AND 219. NEZ209-219-130000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150313T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 327 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... FRONTIER...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...CUSTER...LOUP...GARFIELD...WHEELER AND THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF HOLT COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. 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 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
476 WWUS83 KLBF 130003 AAA RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 703 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... NEZ209-219-130115- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150313T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 703 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE ZONE 209. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
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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.