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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2016, 3:36 AM CDT for 28 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 7, 2016, 1:00 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
- Apr 7, 2016, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 31 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 1944 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
406 WWUS83 KSGF 070836 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 336 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077>081-088>096-101>105-080100- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0007.160407T1800Z-160408T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0013.160407T1800Z-160408T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN- DOUGLAS-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 336 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...078...079...080...081...088...089...090... 091...092...093...094...095...096...097...101...101...102...103... 104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 073...097 AND 101. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...077...078...079...080...081...088...089... 090...091...092...093...094...095...096...101...102...103... 104 AND 105. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL YIELD CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF NATURAL COVER FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ MOZ055-056-067>070-082-097-080100- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0013.160407T1800Z-160408T0100Z/ BENTON-MORGAN-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-TEXAS-HOWELL- 336 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...067...068...069...070...082 AND 097... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...067...068... 069...070...082 AND 097. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL YIELD CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF NATURAL COVER FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ SCHAUMANN
4 follow-up statements
746 WWUS83 KSGF 070908 AAA RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 408 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>070-077>082-088>097-101>105-080100- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0013.160407T1800Z-160408T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE- GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL- MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 408 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...067...068...069...070...082 AND 097... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...067...068... 069...070...082 AND 097. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL YIELD CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF NATURAL COVER FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ SCHAUMANN
175 WWUS83 KSGF 071752 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1252 PM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>070-077>082-088>097-101>105-080100- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0013.160407T1800Z-160408T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE- GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL- MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 1252 PM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...066... 067...068...069...070...073...077...078...079...080...081...082... 088...089...090...091...092...093...094...095...096...097...097... 101...101...102...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 073...097 AND 101. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...066...067...068...069...070...077... 078...079...080...081...082...088...089...090...091...092... 093...094...095...096...097...101...102...103...104 AND 105. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL YIELD CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF NATURAL COVER FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ LINDENBERG
561 WWUS83 KSGF 072024 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 324 PM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>070-077>082-088>097-101>105-080100- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160408T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE- GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL- MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 324 PM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...066... 067...068...069...070...073...077...078...079...080...081...082... 088...089...090...091...092...093...094...095...096...097...097... 101...101...102...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 073...097 AND 101. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...066...067...068...069...070...077... 078...079...080...081...082...088...089...090...091...092... 093...094...095...096...097...101...102...103...104 AND 105. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL YIELD CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF NATURAL COVER FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ LINDENBERG
127 WWUS83 KSGF 080101 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 801 PM CDT THU APR 7 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>070-077>082-088>097-101>105-080215- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160408T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE- GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL- MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 801 PM CDT THU APR 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...066... 067...068...069...070...073...077... 078...079...080...081...082... 088...089...090...091...092... 093...094...095...096...097...097... 101...101...102...103... 104 AND 105... RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM. WHILE ELEVATED TO LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LINGER EARLY THIS EVENING...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT. $$ FOSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:44 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | SGF | Camden, Dent, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:44 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 22 more | 15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.