Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 1, 2017, 4:24 AM CST for 22 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 1, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. 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
- Mar 1, 2017, 4:24 AM CST (10:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 22 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:25 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 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 2406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
457 WWUS83 KDDC 011024 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 424 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-086>090-011830- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0008.170301T1800Z-170302T0000Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee- Stafford-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 424 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...063...064...065...066... 076...077...078...079...080...081...086...087...088...089 AND 090... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman... Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...northwest 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
161 WWUS83 KDDC 011656 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1056 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-086>090-020000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0008.170301T1800Z-170302T0000Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee- Stafford-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 1056 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 031...043...044...045...046...062...063...064...065...066...076... 077...078...079...080...081...086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman... Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...northwest 15 to 20 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
459 WWUS83 KDDC 012341 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 541 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...FIRE DANGER DIMINISHES THIS EVENING... KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-086>090-020045- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170302T0000Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee- Stafford-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 541 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031... 043...044...045...046...062...063...064...065...066...076...077... 078...079...080...081...086...087...088...089 AND 090... Winds will continue to weaken rapidly this evening, becoming light and variable overnight. Relative humidity will slowly recover overnight. The red flag warning will be allowed to expire at 6 pm CST. $$ TURNER 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.