Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2016, 4:48 AM CDT for 17 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 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 5, 2016, 4:48 AM CDT (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Clay 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, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:52 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 2510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
611 WWUS83 KTOP 050948 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 448 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 KSZ021>023-034>039-054-055-058-052130- /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0015.160405T1700Z-160406T0000Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- 448 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021...022...023...034...035...036...037... 038...039...054...055 AND 058... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021...022...023...034... 035...036...037...038...039...054...055 AND 058. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING BUT SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
650 WWUS83 KTOP 052249 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 549 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 KSZ024-026-040-056-059-060300- /O.EXB.KTOP.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160406T0300Z/ JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- 549 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 024...026...040...056 AND 059... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 024...026...040...056 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AS THEY SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ021>023-034>039-054-055-058-060300- /O.EXT.KTOP.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160406T0300Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- 549 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021...022...023... 034...035...036...037...038...039...054...055 AND 058... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021...022...023...034... 035...036...037...038...039...054...055 AND 058. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AS THEY SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ WOLTERS
847 WWUS83 KTOP 060102 AAB RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 802 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 KSZ021-034-035-060215- /O.CAN.KTOP.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160406T0300Z/ CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- 802 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021...034 AND 035... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE LET UP AND HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ022>024-026-036>040-054>056-058-059-060300- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160406T0300Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 802 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024...026...036...037...038...039 040...054...055...056...058 AND 059... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 024...026...040...056 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AS THEY SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ WOLTERS
551 WWUS83 KTOP 060220 AAC RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 920 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 KSZ022>024-036-060330- /O.CAN.KTOP.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160406T0300Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-GEARY- 920 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022...023...024 AND 036... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RH VALUES HAVE RISEN. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ026-037>040-054>056-058-059-060330- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160406T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- COFFEY-ANDERSON- 920 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 026...037...038...039...040...054...055...056 058 AND 059... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 026...037...038...039... 040...054...055...056...058 AND 059. * WIND...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THEY SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
919 WWUS83 KTOP 060254 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 954 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 KSZ026-037>040-054>056-058-059-060400- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160406T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- COFFEY-ANDERSON- 954 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 026...037...038...039...040...054...055... 056...058 AND 059... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER AS WINDS RELAX A LITTLE. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WOLTERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:53 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Coffey, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage and 1 more | 15 hr |
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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.