Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2017, 10:20 AM CST for 26 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 2, 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 2, 2017, 10:20 AM CST (16:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 29 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 2049 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
920 WWUS83 KSGF 021620 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SPRINGFIELD MO 1020 AM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Red Flag Conditions This Afternoon Extreme Southeastern Kansas and Most of Western Missouri... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>069-077>081-088>095-102-103-030000- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0004.170302T1800Z-170303T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory- Camden-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Jasper-Dade-Greene- Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Barry-Stone- 1020 AM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 066, 067, 068, 069, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 097, 101, 102, AND 103... The National Weather Service in SPRINGFIELD has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101. Fire weather zones 055, 056, 066, 067, 068, 069, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 102, and 103. * WIND...Sustained west to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...18 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. && $$ Schaumann
2 follow-up statements
205 WWUS83 KSGF 021934 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SPRINGFIELD MO 134 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Red Flag Conditions This Afternoon Extreme Southeastern Kansas and Most of the Missouri Ozarks... MOZ057-058-070-071-082-030000- /O.EXA.KSGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170303T0000Z/ Miller-Maries-Pulaski-Phelps-Texas- 134 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 066, 067, 068, 069, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 097, 101, 102, AND 103... The National Weather Service in SPRINGFIELD has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101. Fire weather zones 055, 056, 066, 067, 068, 069, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 102, and 103. * WIND...Sustained west to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...17 to 24 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>069-077>081-088>095-102-103-030000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170303T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory- Camden-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Jasper-Dade-Greene- Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Barry-Stone- 134 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 066, 067, 068, 069, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 097, 101, 102, AND 103... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101. Fire weather zones 055, 056, 066, 067, 068, 069, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 102, and 103. * WIND...Sustained west to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...17 to 24 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. && $$ Schaumann
543 WWUS83 KSGF 030001 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SPRINGFIELD MO 601 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Red Flag Warning will Expired at 6 PM... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>095-102-103-030115- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170303T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon- St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas- Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence- Christian-Barry-Stone- 601 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR For gusty winds and low humidities FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 097, 101, 102, AND 103... Winds will continue to relax this evening as humidity values gradually recover. Therefore the Red Flag Warning will expire at 6 pm. $$ Wise
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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.