Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 20, 2017, 2:15 AM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2017, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 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 20, 2017, 2:15 AM CST (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2017, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2017, 6:21 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1292 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
306 WWUS83 KDDC 200815 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 215 AM CST Mon Feb 20 2017 KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-201900- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0003.170220T1900Z-170221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.170220T1900Z-170221T0100Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 215 AM CST Mon Feb 20 2017 /115 AM MST Mon Feb 20 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075... 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 from 1 PM CST /noon MST/ this afternoon to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 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. && $$ KSZ043-063-076-086-201900- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.170220T1900Z-170221T0100Z/ Scott-Finney-Haskell-Seward- 215 AM CST Mon Feb 20 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...063...076 AND 086... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
2 follow-up statements
283 WWUS83 KDDC 201948 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 148 PM CST Mon Feb 20 2017 KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-210100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170221T0100Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 148 PM CST Mon Feb 20 2017 /1248 PM MST Mon Feb 20 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...084 AND 085... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Northwest at 20 to 30 mph. Gusts to 40 mph. Winds will diminish rapidly around sunset. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 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. && $$ TURNER For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
255 WWUS83 KDDC 210021 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 621 PM CST Mon Feb 20 2017 KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-210130- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170221T0100Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 621 PM CST Mon Feb 20 2017 /521 PM MST Mon Feb 20 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR Strong winds and very low relative humidity FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076... 084...085 AND 086... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Winds continued to decrease and will be around 7 to 10 mph for the remainder of the night. Humidity will also increase rapidly with loss of insolation. $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
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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.