Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Feb 28, 2017, 3:36 AM CST for 5 counties in Kansas; 5 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Feb 28, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 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 28, 2017, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2017, 3:49 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
Counties Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1331 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
651 WWUS83 KEAX 280936 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 336 AM CST Tue Feb 28 2017 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected This Afternoon... .Abnormally dry conditions and cured fuels combined with well above normal temperatures, strong and gusty southwest winds and low humidity values will lead to critical fire weather conditions this afternoon.. KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-281745- /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0002.170228T1800Z-170301T0000Z/ Miami-Linn KS-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Platte-Clay- Jackson-Cass-Bates- 336 AM CST Tue Feb 28 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057, 060, 103, 104, 105, 028, 029, 037, 043, and 053. The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 057, 060, 103, 104, and 105.Fire weather zones 028, 029, 037, 043, and 053. * WIND...southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph sustained with gusts of 30 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...as low as 15 to 25 percent * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
820 WWUS83 KEAX 281744 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1144 AM CST Tue Feb 28 2017 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected This Afternoon... .Abnormally dry conditions and cured fuels combined with well above normal temperatures, strong and gusty southwest winds and low humidity values will lead to critical fire weather conditions this afternoon as a cold front settles south across the region. KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-010000- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.170228T1800Z-170301T0000Z/ Miami-Linn KS-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Platte-Clay- Jackson-Cass-Bates- 1144 AM CST Tue Feb 28 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR low humidity...gusty winds and dry fuels FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028, 029, 037, 043, 053, 057, 060, 103, 104, AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 057, 060, 103, 104, and 105 in Kansas. Fire weather zones 028, 029, 037, 043, and 053 in Missouri. * WIND...southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph sustained with gusts of 30 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...as low as 15 to 25 percent * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
795 WWUS83 KEAX 282149 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 349 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-282300- /O.CAN.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0000Z/ Miami-Linn KS-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Platte-Clay- Jackson-Cass-Bates- 349 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR gusty winds and low humidity values FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028, 029, 037, 043, 053, 057, 060, 103, 104, AND 105... The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 12:55 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | Linn, Miami | 4 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 51 min |
| Feb 28, 5:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 35 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2017Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2017Every red flag warning in 2017
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.