Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 4:12 AM CDT for 13 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 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 22, 2016, 4:12 AM CDT (09:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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, Cooper County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 2789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
296 WWUS83 KEAX 220912 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 412 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK... MOZ021-022-030-031-221015- /O.CAN.KEAX.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/ CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY-CARROLL- 412 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021...022...030 AND 031... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-221715- /O.UPG.KEAX.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0009.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE- CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- 412 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029...037...043...053...057...060...103...104 AND 105... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029...037...043... 053...057...060...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ102-MOZ020-038-039-044-045-054-221715- /O.UPG.KEAX.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0009.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-BUCHANAN-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-HENRY- 412 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...038... 039...044...045...054 AND 102... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ MOZ040-046-221715- /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0009.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ HOWARD-COOPER- 412 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 040 AND 046... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$
3 follow-up statements
365 WWUS83 KEAX 221715 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1215 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK... KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-230115- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE- CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- 1215 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029... 037...043...053...057...060...103...104 AND 105... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029...037...043...053...057...060...103... 104 AND 105... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ102-MOZ020-038>040-044>046-054-230000- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-BUCHANAN-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS- COOPER-HENRY- 1215 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...038...039... 040...044...045...046...054 AND 102... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$
082 WWUS83 KEAX 222025 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 325 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-230430- /O.UPG.KEAX.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0010.160323T1800Z-160324T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE- CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- 325 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029... 037...043...053...057...060...103...104 AND 105... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING 25 TO 40 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029...037... 043...053...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 TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 30 TO 40 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$ KSZ102-MOZ020-038>040-044>046-054-230000- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-BUCHANAN-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS- COOPER-HENRY- 325 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...038...039... 040...044...045...046...054 AND 102... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$
118 WWUS83 KEAX 222350 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 650 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-230800- /O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0010.160323T1800Z-160324T0100Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE- CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- 650 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029... 037...043...053...057...060...103... 104 AND 105......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING 25 TO 40 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028...029...037... 043...053...057...060... 103...104 AND 105... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028... 029... 037...043...053...057...060...103...104 AND 105......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING 25 TO 40 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...028... 029...037... 043...053...057...060...103...104 AND 105... * WIND...SOUTH WINDS REMAINING GUSTY OVERNIGHT UP TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO UP TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$ KSZ102-MOZ020-038>040-044>046-054-230100- /O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-BUCHANAN-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS- COOPER-HENRY- 650 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...038... 039... 040...044...045...046...054 AND 102... HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE RISING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AND WILL BE HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT AND EVEN HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY...SO THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | EAX | Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 36 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.