Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:01 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 22, 2016, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 6:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Columbus, KS | A PORTION OF A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A RESTAURANT IN COLUMBUS KANSAS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 2026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 553 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 533 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
764 WWUS83 KSGF 222001 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 301 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-230415- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0010.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 301 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101...OR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 49. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088... 093...097...101 AND 101...OR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 49. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MOZ055>058-067>071-078>081-089>091-094-095-102-103-230000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI- PHELPS-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 301 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...057... 058...067...068...069...070...071...078...079...080...081...089... 090...091...094...095...102 AND 103... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...057...058... 067...068...069...070...071...078...079...080...081...089... 090...091...094...095...102 AND 103. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE UNUSUALLY STRONG WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED...THE RED FLAG WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE RED FLAG WARNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NATURAL COVER FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ CRAMER
4 follow-up statements
660 WWUS83 KSGF 230001 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 701 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH A DRYLINE PASSAGE LATE WEDNESDAY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-230815- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0010.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 701 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...TODAY'S RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT... HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BEGINS TO MAKE IT'S WAY INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER...UNUSUALLY STRONG NIGHTTIME WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE BETTER MOISTURE MAKES IT'S WAY INTO THE AREA. THE FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY AS A DRY LINE RAPIDLY DECREASES THE HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO FAR WESTERN MISSOURI. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MOZ055>058-067>071-078>081-089>091-094-095-102-103-230115- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/ BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI- PHELPS-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 701 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT ... HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BEGINS TO MAKE IT'S WAY INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER...UNUSUALLY STRONG NIGHTTIME WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE BETTER MOISTURE MAKES IT'S WAY INTO THE AREA. $$ DSA
137 WWUS83 KSGF 230805 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 305 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH A DRYLINE PASSAGE LATE WEDNESDAY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-231615- /O.EXT.KSGF.FW.W.0010.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 305 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... DEW POINTS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BEGINS TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE AREA. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING AND ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE DANGER TO THE AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING OVER FAR WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEHIND A DRY LINE. 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. && $$ LINDENBERG
716 WWUS83 KSGF 231441 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 941 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-240200- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0010.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 941 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 49 IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST SOUTHWESTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A DRY LINE BEGINS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO QUICKLY FALL WITH THIS DRY LINE PASSAGE. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT AS THE DRYLINE MOVES THROUGH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NATURAL COVER FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ BOXELL
166 WWUS83 KSGF 232348 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 648 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-240100- /O.CAN.KSGF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 648 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ BOXELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 19 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:43 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene and 9 more | 39 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.