Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 2:44 PM CDT for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 11 reports 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 22, 2016, 2:44 PM CDT (19:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 24 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, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Hutchinson Airport, KS | |
| Mar 23, 2:54 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Salina, KS | |
| Mar 23, 3:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West Wichita, KS | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED A 4 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN AT MAIZE AND KELLOGG. TIME IS APPROXIMATED FROM GUST AT WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Mar 23, 4:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 W Anthony, KS | A SPOTTER REPORTS AN UNATTACHED GARAGE DAMAGED FROM THE WINDS. TIME IS BASED ON A GUST AT THE NEAREST OBSERVATION SITE. |
| Mar 23, 4:43 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Newton, KS | |
| Mar 23, 4:45 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 W Norwich, KS | |
| Mar 23, 4:54 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Jabara Airport, KS | |
| Mar 23, 5:21 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 W Norwich, KS | SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 30-40 MPH ARE SPREADING SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN BARBER AND COMANCHE COUNTIES ACROSS THE SPOTTERS LOCATION. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE WITHIN 1 HOUR. |
| Mar 23, 5:27 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 N Eureka, KS | |
| Mar 23, 6:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 W Norwich, KS | VERY DENSE SMOKE WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE. NO DOUBT TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS IS DANGEROUS. |
| Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | El Dorado, KS | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS A BROKEN 6 INCH TREE LIMB. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 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
- 1984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
461 WWUS83 KICT 221944 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 244 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 KSZ049>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-231045- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 244 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049... 050...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 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049... 050...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 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 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 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. && $$ KSZ047-048-231045- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH- 244 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047 AND 048... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047 AND 048... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-230200- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN- 244 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 033... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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. && $$ KETCHAM
5 follow-up statements
200 WWUS83 KICT 230147 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 847 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 KSZ047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-231700- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 847 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069... 070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096... 098...099 AND 100... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048... 049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072... 082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-230300- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN- 847 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 033... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY RECOVER THIS EVENING. $$
368 WWUS83 KICT 230850 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 350 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-240000- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0015.160323T1600Z-160324T0300Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 350 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067... 068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094... 095...096...098...099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
236 WWUS83 KICT 231633 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1133 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-240300- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160324T0300Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 1133 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...049...050...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...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 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. && $$
897 WWUS83 KICT 232008 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 308 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-240300- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160324T0300Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 308 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE...THEN BEGIN TO SWITCH TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ JAKUB
819 WWUS83 KICT 240255 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 955 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-240400- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160324T0300Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 955 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048... 049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072... 082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... ALTHOUGH THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...A VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS THE REST OF THE NIGHT. NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WINDS AND 35 TO 40 MPH GUSTS WILL AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING GRASS LAND FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:00 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Kingman, Lincoln, McPherson, Reno and 3 more | 13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.