Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 3:33 AM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 23 counties
Anderson County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 2141 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
131 WWUS83 KTOP 210833 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 333 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-211700- /O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0004.160321T1700Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0010.160321T1700Z-160322T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 333 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011...012...020...021...022... 023...024...026...034...035...036...037...038...039...040... 054...055...056...058 AND 059... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011...012...020...021... 022...023...024...026...034...035...036...037...038...039...040... 054...055...056...058 AND 059... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011... 012...020...021...022...023...024...026...034...035...036... 037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 17 AND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. && $$
2 follow-up statements
501 WWUS83 KTOP 211453 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 953 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-220300- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0010.160321T1700Z-160322T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 953 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011...012...020...021...022... 023...024... 026...034...035...036...037...038...039...040... 054...055... 056...058 AND 059... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011...012... 020...021...022... 023...024...026...034...035...036...037... 038...039...040... 054...055...056...058 AND 059... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011... 012...020...021...022...023...024...026...034...035...036... 037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 17 AND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. && $$
879 WWUS83 KTOP 212115 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 415 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 KSZ022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-221000- /O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0011.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160322T0200Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 415 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026...035...036...037...038...039...040...054... 055...056... 058 AND 059... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026...035...036...037...038...039...040...054... 055...056...058 AND 059... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026...035...036...037...038... 039...040...054... 055...056...058 AND 059... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011... 012...020...021...022...023...024...026...034...035...036... 037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. && $$ KSZ008>012-020-021-034-221000- /O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0011.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160322T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- 415 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010... 011...012...020...021 AND 034... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011... 012...020...021 AND 034... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011...012 ...020...021 AND 034. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:15 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.