Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:47 AM CDT for 6 counties in Illinois; 19 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 22, 2016, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
All 25 counties
Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Pike County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 2106 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
317 WWUS83 KLSX 220847 RFWLSX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 347 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 MOZ041-047>051-059-060-062-072-230000- /O.NEW.KLSX.FW.W.0002.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO- MONITEAU MO-MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-WARREN MO- 347 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INTO EASTERN MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...047... 048...049...050...051...059...060...062 AND 072. * 20FT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * 10HR FUELS...LESS THAN 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF UNCONTROLLED WILDFIRES. 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 DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TILLY
2 follow-up statements
272 WWUS83 KLSX 221830 RFWLSX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 130 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ILZ058-095>099-MOZ035-036-042-052-061-063>065-073-230000- /O.EXA.KLSX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-JEFFERSON MO- JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SAINT CHARLES MO- SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-WASHINGTON MO- 130 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ILLINOIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 058...095... 096...097...098 AND 099. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 035... 036...042...052...061...063...064...065 AND 073. * 20FT WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * 10HR FUELS...LESS THAN 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF UNCONTROLLED WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MOZ041-047>051-059-060-062-072-230000- /O.CON.KLSX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO- MONITEAU MO-MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-WARREN MO- 130 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...047... 048...049...050...051...059...060...062 AND 072. * 20FT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * 10HR FUELS...LESS THAN 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF UNCONTROLLED WILDFIRES. 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 DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ GLASS
798 WWUS83 KLSX 222353 RFWLSX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 653 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ILZ058-095>099-MOZ035-036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072-073-230100- /O.EXP.KLSX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY MO- COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-GREENE IL- JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-MONITEAU MO-MONTGOMERY MO- OSAGE MO-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SAINT CHARLES MO- SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-WARREN MO-WASHINGTON MO- 653 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE ENDING THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MILLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Monroe and 4 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Illinois, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
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.