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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 4:24 AM CDT for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; 5 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 21, 2016, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 7:00 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 09:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 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
- 1580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
492 WWUS83 KSGF 210924 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 424 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCREASINGLY LIKELY EARLY THIS WEEK... MOZ067-078-089-094-211730- /O.CAN.KSGF.FW.A.0004.160321T1700Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ ST. CLAIR-CEDAR-DADE-LAWRENCE- 424 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 067...078...089 AND 094... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 067...078...089 AND 094... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 067...078...089 AND 094. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDLAND GRASS FIRES WILL ESPECIALLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-211730- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0004.160321T1700Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0008.160321T1800Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 424 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 073...097 AND 101. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...077...088...093 AND 101. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDLAND GRASS FIRES WILL ESPECIALLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MOZ055-068-069-079>081-090>092-095-102-103-211730- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BENTON-HICKORY-CAMDEN-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT- CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 424 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...068...069...079...080...081...090...091...092...095... 102 AND 103... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...068...069...079... 080...081...090...091...092...095...102 AND 103. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDLAND GRASS FIRES WILL ESPECIALLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WISE
3 follow-up statements
148 WWUS83 KSGF 211622 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1122 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY TODAY AND TOMORROW... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-220600- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0008.160321T1800Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 1122 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066... 073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 073...097 AND 101. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...077...088...093 AND 101. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDLAND GRASS FIRES WILL ESPECIALLY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MOZ055-067>069-078>081-089>092-094-095-102-103-220600- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BENTON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-DADE- GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 1122 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...068...069...079...080...081...090...091... 092...095... 102 AND 103... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...068...069...079... 080...081...090...091...092...095...102 AND 103. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDLAND GRASS FIRES WILL ESPECIALLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GRIFFIN
422 WWUS83 KSGF 211927 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 227 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY TODAY...TOMORROW...AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-221200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 227 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077... 088...093...097...101 AND 101... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...073...077...088...093...097...101 AND 101... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 073...097 AND 101. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...077...088...093 AND 101. * WIND...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH- SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDLAND GRASS FIRES WILL ESPECIALLY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MOZ055-067>069-078>081-089>092-094-095-102-103-221200- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BENTON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-DADE- GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 227 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...067...068...069...078...079...080...081...089...090... 091...092...094...095...102 AND 103... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...067...068...069... 078...079...080...081...089...090...091...092...094...095... 102 AND 103. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDLAND GRASS FIRES WILL ESPECIALLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GRIFFIN
969 WWUS83 KSGF 212359 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 659 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-101-220800- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD- 659 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 073...097 AND 101. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...077...088...093 AND 101. * WIND...FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH... GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NATURAL COVER FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MOZ055-067>069-078>081-089>092-094-095-102-103-220800- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0000Z/ BENTON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-DADE- GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 659 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...067...068...069... 078...079...080...081...089...090...091...092...094...095... 102 AND 103. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ DSA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2:27 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 25 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.