Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2016, 3:40 AM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas; 37 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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, 2016, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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 08:43 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, 8.7 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
- 1881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
566 WWUS83 KEAX 160840 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 340 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE REGION TODAY...CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT COULD BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND OCCASIONALLY REACH OR EXCEED 30 MPH. KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054- 170100- /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0007.160316T1800Z-160317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 340 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...057...060...103... 104 AND 105. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...023...024... 025...028...029...030...031...032...033...037...038...039... 040...043...044...045...046...053 AND 054. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$
2 follow-up statements
037 WWUS83 KEAX 161512 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1012 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE REGION TODAY...CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT COULD BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND OCCASIONALLY REACH OR EXCEED 30 MPH. KSZ102-MOZ001>008-011>017-170100- /O.EXA.KEAX.FW.W.0007.160316T1800Z-160317T0100Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM- SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- 1012 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021... 022...023...024...025...025...028...029...030...031... 032... 033...037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053... 054...057...060...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...057...060...103... 104 AND 105. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...023...024... 025...028...029...030...031...032...033...037...038...039... 040...043...044...045...046...053 AND 054. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$ KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054- 170100- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0007.160316T1800Z-160317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 1012 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...057...060...103... 104 AND 105. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...023...024... 025...028...029...030...031...032...033...037...038...039... 040...043...044...045...046...053 AND 054. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$ CDB
553 WWUS83 KEAX 170103 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 803 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 8 PM... KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-170215- /O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 803 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005...006...007...008... 011...012...013...014...015...016...017...020...021...022...023... 024...025...025...028...029...030...031...032...033...037...038... 039...040...043...044...045...046...053...054...057...060...102... 103...104 AND 105... WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DECLINED TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL RATHER LOW...IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE...BUT AS TEMPERATURES COOL OFF TONIGHT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE. HUMIDITY WILL BE RATHER LOW AGAIN ON THURSDAY BUT WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 10 MPH...SO FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY NOT REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clinton, DeKalb | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 10:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Caldwell | 47 min |
| Mar 16, 3:47 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 9 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.