Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 28, 2015, 2:04 AM MDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 28, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2015, 2:04 AM MDT (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2015, 2:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Keith County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 9:00 PM MDT | DOWNBURST | 10 Ne Oshkosh, NE | RELAYED FROM COOP OBSERVER IN OSHKOSH. 4 TO 4 1/2 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN, CITY OF OSHKOSH LOST ELECTRICITY. PIECES OF TIN BLOWN OFF ROOF AND CAPS ON PICKET FENCE BLOWN OFF. WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 60 MPH. ESTIMATED TIME OF 830 TO 930 MDT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 2550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
993 WWUS83 KLBF 280804 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 304 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER... .A SURGE OF VERY WARM DRY WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 80 AND HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ204-290200- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0009.150328T1900Z-150329T0200Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 204 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND CRESCENT LAKE NWR... 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 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE THAT START MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE AROUND MIDNIGHT PROVIDING A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR ANY FIRES STILL UNDERWAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
3 follow-up statements
563 WWUS83 KLBF 290201 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 901 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS THROUGH 11 PM MDT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT AND STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. IN ADDITION TO WIND...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL AND GIVEN THE HIGH BASED NATURE OF THE STORMS...DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. NEZ204-290500- /O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150329T0500Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 801 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND CRESCENT LAKE NWR... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE THAT START MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT...WILL MAKE FIGHTING ANY FIRES WHICH ARE ONGOING...DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
819 WWUS83 KLBF 290440 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1140 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT AND STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. IN ADDITION TO WIND...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL AND GIVEN THE HIGH BASED NATURE OF THE STORMS...DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE. NEZ204-290800- /O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150329T0800Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 1040 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND CRESCENT LAKE NWR... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE THAT START MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME BURNING BEHAVIOR. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT...WILL MAKE FIGHTING ANY FIRES WHICH ARE ONGOING...DIFFICULT. 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS DRY LIGHTNING...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
236 WWUS83 KLBF 290801 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 301 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER TODAY... .A CORRIDOR OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. NEZ204-290915- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150329T0800Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 201 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS... A RANGE FIRE IS UNDERWAY AND BURNING SOUTH BETWEEN ARTHUR...TRYON AND KEYSTONE. FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS FIRE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING IN THIS AREA. $$ NEZ206-208-209-300100- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0010.150329T1500Z-150330T0100Z/ SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 301 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 /201 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS...THE LOUP RIVER BASINS AND THE NIOBRARA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND 3 PM CDT...2 PM MDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE THAT START MAY 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
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.