Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 3:26 AM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 21, 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 21, 2016, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 2141 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
907 WWUS83 KICT 210826 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 KSZ049-051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-212330- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0010.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0013.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.A.0009.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 326 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...051...052...053...067...068...069... 070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096... 098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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 COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-212330- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0013.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.FW.A.0009.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 326 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048 AND 050... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048 AND 050... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
2 follow-up statements
827 WWUS83 KICT 212020 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 320 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 KSZ051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-221130- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0009.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 320 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051... 052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091... 092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052... 053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092... 093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071... 072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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 COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>050-221130- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0009.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE- 320 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048...049 AND 050... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049 AND 050... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
167 WWUS83 KICT 220046 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 746 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 KSZ051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-221600- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 746 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083... 091...092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052... 053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092... 093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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 COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>050-221600- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE- 746 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049 AND 050... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049 AND 050... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:20 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 16 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:22 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 11 more | 37 hr |
Nearby
Red 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.