Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 10, 2017, 9:31 AM MST for 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 10, 2017, 11:00 AM MST. 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
- Feb 10, 2017, 9:31 AM MST (16:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2017, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2017, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Hamilton County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:28 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 3207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
205 WWUS83 KDDC 101631 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1031 AM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 KSZ061-074-084-085-110000- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.170210T1800Z-170211T0000Z/ Hamilton-Stanton-Morton-Stevens- 1031 AM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 /931 AM MST Fri Feb 10 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074...084 AND 085... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...which is in effect until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...west around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
2 follow-up statements
928 WWUS83 KDDC 102117 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 317 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 KSZ084-085-110530- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0002.170211T1800Z-170212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170211T0000Z/ Morton-Stevens- 317 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061... 074...084 AND 085... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 084 AND 085... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...which is in effect Saturday afternoon. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ061-074-110000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170211T0000Z/ Hamilton-Stanton- 317 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 /217 PM MST Fri Feb 10 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074...084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton and Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton. * Winds...west around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ KSZ086>088-110530- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0002.170211T1800Z-170212T0000Z/ Seward-Meade-Clark- 317 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 086...087 AND 088... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...which is in effect Saturday afternoon. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward... Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
605 WWUS83 KDDC 102355 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 555 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 KSZ084-085-110800- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.170211T1800Z-170212T0000Z/ Morton-Stevens- 555 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...Fire weather watch remains in effect Saturday afternoon for wind and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 084 and 085... ...Red flag warning will expire at 6 pm CST this evening for wind and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 061...074... 084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Winds this evening will be at 10 mph or less. On Saturday west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph will be likely during the afternoon. * Relative Humidity...This evening the relative humidity will range from 20 to 30 percent. Saturday afternoon relative humidity values as low as 11 percent can be expected. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ KSZ061-074-110100- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170211T0000Z/ Hamilton-Stanton- 555 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 /455 PM MST Fri Feb 10 2017/ ...Red flag warning will expire at 6 pm CST /5 pm MST/ this evening for wind and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 061...074...084 AND 085... Relative humidity is slowly climbing above critical thresholds this evening and the west to southwest wind will stay be at less 10 mph early tonight. As a result the red flag warning will be allowed to expire $$ KSZ086>088-110800- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.170211T1800Z-170212T0000Z/ Seward-Meade-Clark- 555 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...Fire weather watch remains in effect Saturday afternoon for wind and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 086... 087 AND 088... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward... Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2:17 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stevens | 10 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.