Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Oct 16, 2016, 6:15 PM MDT for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 17, 2016, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 1 report 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
- Oct 16, 2016, 6:15 PM MDT (00:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2016, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 13 W Ogallala, NE | UNION PACIFIC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 2898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
207 WWUS83 KLBF 170015 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 715 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. DRY DOWNSLOPING SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL USHER IN VERY DRY AIR INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. NEZ204-206-210-219-170815- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0012.161017T1700Z-161018T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN- LOESS PLAINS- 715 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 /615 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...210 AND 219... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * 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 COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ POWER
4 follow-up statements
720 WWUS83 KLBF 170919 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 419 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND 80S WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS WILL USHER IN VERY DRY AIR ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ208-209-171730- /O.EXA.KLBF.FW.W.0012.161017T1700Z-161018T0000Z/ NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 419 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 208 AND 209... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 AND 209. * WIND...WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NEZ204-206-210-219-171730- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0012.161017T1700Z-161018T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN- LOESS PLAINS- 419 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 /319 AM MDT MON OCT 17 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...210 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204...206...210 AND 219. * WIND...WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 17 PERCENT. * 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 COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TAYLOR
957 WWUS83 KLBF 171433 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 933 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON... .VARIABLE TO SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY...WILL TURN TO THE WEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION. THESE DRY DOWNSLOPING WESTERLY WINDS...WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS...IN ADDITION TO USHERING IN DRY AIR ACROSS THE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM...WITH READING IN THE 70S AND 80S. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-172245- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0012.161017T1700Z-161018T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 933 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 /833 AM MDT MON OCT 17 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT TODAY UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204... 206...208...209...210 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...208...209...210...AND 219. * WIND...VARIABLE TO SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE MORNING...TURNING TO THE WEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 18 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 208 AND 209. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 17 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...210...AND 219. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MOLDAN
772 WWUS83 KLBF 172041 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 341 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. VERY STRONG WINDS...IN ADDITION TO DRY AIR ACROSS THE AREA WILL CREATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. LATE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM...WITH READING IN THE 70S TO AROUND 80. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 341 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 /241 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204... 206...208...209...210 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...208... 209...210...AND 219. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF A VALENTINE THROUGH BROKEN BOW LINE. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 208 AND 209. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 18 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...210... AND 219. * 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 COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NWS
309 WWUS83 KLBF 180003 AAA RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 703 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 NEZ204-206-208>210-219-180115- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 703 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016 /603 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204... 206...208...209...210 AND 219... WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN AND HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED. THE POTENTIAL FOR WILD FIRE DEVELOPMENT HAS FALLEN. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins | 94 min |
| Oct 17, 3:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins | 12 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Frontier, Garden, Hayes and 4 more | 85 min |
| Oct 17, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Grant, Sheridan | 89 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.