Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2016

Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Kansas City, MO

February 18, 201612 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Feb 18, 2016, 2:07 AM CST for 12 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
Feb 18, 2016, 2:07 AM CST (08:07 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2016, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 18, 2016, 8:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Henry County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-02-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 198 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2141 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

784 
WWUS83 KEAX 180807
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
207 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-021-028>030-037-038-043>045-053-054-
181615-
/O.UPG.KEAX.FW.A.0001.160218T1700Z-160219T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0001.160218T1700Z-160219T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
207 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...
021...025...028...029...030...037...038...043...044...045...053...
054...057...060...102...103...104 AND 105...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
264 
WWUS83 KEAX 181420
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
820 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-021-028>030-037-038-043>045-053-054-
190200-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0001.160218T1700Z-160219T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
820 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020... 021...025...028...029...030...037...
038...043...044...045...053... 054...057...060...102...103...
104 AND 105...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

&&

$$
402 
WWUS83 KEAX 182126
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
326 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-021-028>030-037-038-043>045-053-054-
190200-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
326 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020... 021...025...028...029...030...037...
 038...043...044...045...053... 054...057...060...102...103...
104 AND 105...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

&&

$$
551 
WWUS83 KEAX 190158
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
758 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-021-028>030-037-038-043>045-053-054-
190300-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY-
758 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 020... 021...025...028...029...030...037...  038...
043...044...045...053... 054...057...060...102...103... 104 AND
105...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS CONDITIONS HIGHLY
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DIMINISH. WHILE THE WINDS
HAVE SLACKENED AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED SINCE
SUNSET, HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY.
THEREFORE, CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE EXERCISED WITH RESPECT TO FIRE-
RELATED INCIDENTS TO KEEP WILDFIRES AT BAY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 1:58 AM CSTWind AdvisoryEAXBates, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson and 4 more27 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016

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.