Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:47 PM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 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 22, 2016, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 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 20:51 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 12:00Z, 8.8 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
- 1984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
608 WWUS83 KTOP 222047 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 347 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 KSZ008-009-020-222200- /O.CAN.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD- 347 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009 AND 020... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CLOUD COVER HAS PREVENTED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT. WINDS IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS HAVE REMAINED BETWEEN 15-20 MPH WITH NO GUSTS...AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THESE ZONES. $$ KSZ022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-230500- /O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0012.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 347 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024... 026...035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056... 058 AND 059... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026... 035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IM EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM THROUGH 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026... 035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED TODAY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ010>012-021-230500- /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0012.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY- 347 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 010...011...012 AND 021... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 010...011...012 AND 021... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011... 012...020...021 AND 034.... * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 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 TODAY. 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 MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ034-230200- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ OTTAWA- 347 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011... 012...020...021 AND 034.... * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED TODAY. && $$
4 follow-up statements
507 WWUS83 KTOP 230214 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 914 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 KSZ010>012-021>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-231100- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0012.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 914 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY 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... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THROUGH 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026... 035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 28 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 TODAY. && $$ KSZ034-230315- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ OTTAWA- 914 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034... RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS RECOVERED TO AROUND 40 PERCENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$
910 WWUS83 KTOP 231347 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 847 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ009-020-034-240200- /O.EXB.KTOP.FW.W.0012.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ WASHINGTON-CLOUD-OTTAWA- 847 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026... 035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL 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 TODAY. && $$ KSZ010>012-021>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-240200- /O.EXT.KTOP.FW.W.0012.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 847 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026... 035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED TODAY. && $$
681 WWUS83 KTOP 231430 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 930 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ008-240200- /O.EXA.KTOP.FW.W.0012.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ REPUBLIC- 930 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. * 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 SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR AND SOUTH OF AN ABILENE TO JUNCTION CITY TO OSAGE CITY TO GARNETT LINE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL 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 TODAY. && $$ KSZ009>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-240200- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0012.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE- JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 930 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011... 012...020...021...022...023...024...026...034...035...036...037... 038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059... * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR AND SOUTH OF AN ABILENE TO JUNCTION CITY TO OSAGE CITY TO GARNETT LINE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED TODAY. && $$
234 WWUS83 KTOP 240157 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 857 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-240300- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 857 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING 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... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AS THEY BECOME NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:53 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 51 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.