Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2016, 3:23 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 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
- Mar 5, 2016, 3:23 PM CST (21:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2016, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2016, 7:05 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 21:27 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, 9.4 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
- 2284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
607 WWUS83 KICT 052123 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 323 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>071-082-083-091>095-098-099-061230- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0005.160306T1800Z-160307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0009.160306T1700Z-160307T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- 323 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 071...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...098 AND 099... 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 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 38 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. && $$ KSZ072-096-100-061230- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0009.160306T1700Z-160307T0000Z/ ALLEN-NEOSHO-LABETTE- 323 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 072... 096 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 38 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ JMR
3 follow-up statements
346 WWUS83 KICT 060850 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 250 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-070000- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.A.0006.160307T1700Z-160308T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0009.160306T1700Z-160307T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 250 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW 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...067... 082 AND 091... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...067...082 AND 091... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 27 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONDITIONS ON FEBRUARY 18TH. ON THAT DAY...THE REGION EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS LARGE GRASS FIRES. 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. && $$ KSZ052-053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-070000- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0009.160306T1700Z-160307T0100Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-SEDGWICK- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 250 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052...053...068...069...070...071...072...083... 092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONDITIONS ON FEBRUARY 18TH. ON THAT DAY...THE REGION EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS LARGE GRASS FIRES. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ JAKUB
997 WWUS83 KICT 062050 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 250 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-071200- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0006.160307T1700Z-160308T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0010.160307T1700Z-160308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160307T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 250 PM CST SUN MAR 6 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...067...082 AND 091... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST MONDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...067...082 AND 091... 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 MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$ KSZ052-068-071200- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0010.160307T1700Z-160308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160307T0100Z/ MARION-HARVEY- 250 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052 AND 068... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST MONDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052 AND 068... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST MONDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 38 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ053-069>072-083-092>096-098>100-070100- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160307T0100Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 250 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 053... 069...070...071...072...083...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 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. && $$ JMR
742 WWUS83 KICT 070105 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 705 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY EXPIRED...DANGEROUS BURNING AGAIN MONDAY... KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-091-071615- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160307T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0010.160307T1700Z-160308T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-HARPER- 705 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST MONDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052...067...068... 082 AND 091... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050... 051...052...067...068...082 AND 091... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ053-069>072-083-092>096-098>100-070215- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160307T0100Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 705 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 053...069...070...071...072...083... 092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED FOR THE DAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2:34 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 17 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 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.