Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 17, 2016, 3:14 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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 17, 2016, 3:14 PM CST (21:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 6:59 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 21:20 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 12:00Z, 9.2 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
- 1074 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 443 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
073 WWUS83 KICT 172114 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 314 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-181215- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0002.160218T1800Z-160219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0003.160218T1700Z-160219T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 314 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 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... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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. WINDS WILL INCREASE BEFORE DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A RISK OF REIGNITING FIRES THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ HOWERTON
4 follow-up statements
383 WWUS83 KICT 180341 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 941 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-181845- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0003.160218T1700Z-160219T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 941 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068... 069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095... 096...098...099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KETCHAM
909 WWUS83 KICT 180926 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-190030- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0003.160218T1700Z-160219T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 326 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...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...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 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. && $$ JMR
299 WWUS83 KICT 182125 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 325 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-190100- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160219T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 325 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069... 070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096... 098...099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ HOWERTON
512 WWUS83 KICT 190059 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 659 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-190200- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160219T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 659 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...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... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 7PM. WIND GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH MAY STILL LEAD TO A VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER AT LEAST UNTIL MIDNIGHT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STILL NOT RECOMMENDED. $$ KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 16 more | 28 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.