Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2016, 2:43 AM MDT for 18 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 4 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
- Apr 5, 2016, 2:43 AM MDT (08:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2016, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2016, 2:44 AM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 11:49 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 1 Ene Valentine, NE | SUSTAINED 37 MPH |
| Apr 6, 12:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Apr 6, 1:14 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 27 S Valentine, NE | SUSTAINED AT 36 MPH |
| Apr 6, 1:57 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 1 S Brewster, NE |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 2592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
928 WWUS83 KLBF 050843 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 343 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT PAIRED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. DRY AIR AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF RANGE FIRES THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FIRES TO BURN LONG DISTANCES. NEZ204-206-208-052100- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0006.160405T2100Z-160406T1500Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 343 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /243 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206 AND 208... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST AT THE SAME SPEED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BUT INCREASING TO 65 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
749 WWUS83 KLBF 051706 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT PAIRED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. DRY AIR AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF RANGE FIRES THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FIRES TO BURN LONG DISTANCES. NEZ204-206-208-060115- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0006.160405T2100Z-160406T1500Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /1106 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206 AND 208... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST AT THE SAME SPEED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BUT INCREASING TO 65 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TAYLOR
912 WWUS83 KLBF 052057 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 357 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT PAIRED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. DRY AIR AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF RANGE FIRES THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FIRES TO BURN LONG DISTANCES. NEZ204-206-208-060500- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0006.160405T2100Z-160406T1500Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 357 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /257 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206 AND 208... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BUT INCREASING TO 65 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. 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. && $$ TAYLOR
937 WWUS83 KLBF 060844 AAA RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 344 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY... .STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE NEAR SUNSET. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. NEZ204-206-208-060945- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 344 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /244 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206 AND 208... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. STRONG WINDS CONTINUE BUT HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED TO 50 TO 70 PERCENT DECREASING THE RISK OF FIRE STARTS. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ210-219-062300- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0007.160406T1500Z-160407T0000Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 344 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /244 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 210 AND 219... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219. * WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:51 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Grant, Hooker and 5 more | 16 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.