Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 8, 2017, 3:15 AM CST for 17 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 8, 2017, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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 8, 2017, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 3386 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
666 WWUS83 KSGF 080915 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SPRINGFIELD MO 315 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...Red Flag Conditions Expected Again Today... .Humidity levels did not recover much overnight with readings still in the mid 30s to mid 40 percent range. These humidity levels are expected to dip back into the teens later today and combine with increasing winds along and north of the interstate 44 corridor to produce red flag conditions again today. Rapid fire spread can be expected under these conditions from late morning into the early evening. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088-089-093-094-082200- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0005.170308T1600Z-170309T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0007.170308T1600Z-170309T0100Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Barton- Cedar-Polk-Jasper-Dade-Newton-Lawrence- 315 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 073, 077, 078, 079, 088, 089, 093, 094, 097, AND 101... The National Weather Service in SPRINGFIELD has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Roughly along and northwest of the interstate 44 corridor from late morning into the early evening. * WIND...Wind gusts of 15 to 30 MPH. Sustained 20 foot winds will be near 20 MPH with higher gusts. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity levels between 15 and 20 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. && $$ MOZ056-057-069-080-081-090-082200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0007.170308T1600Z-170309T0100Z/ Morgan-Miller-Camden-Dallas-Laclede-Greene- 315 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 056, 057, 069, 080, 081, AND 090... The National Weather Service in SPRINGFIELD has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Roughly along and northwest of the interstate 44 corridor from late morning into the early evening. * WIND...Wind gusts of 15 to 30 MPH. Sustained 20 foot winds will be near 20 MPH with higher gusts. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity levels between 15 and 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Lindenberg
2 follow-up statements
126 WWUS83 KSGF 081522 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SPRINGFIELD MO 922 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...Red Flag Conditions Expected Again Today... .Humidity levels did not recover much overnight with readings still in the mid 30s to mid 40 percent range. These humidity levels are expected to dip back into the teens later today and combine with increasing winds along and north of the Interstate 44 corridor to produce Red Flag conditions again today. Rapid fire spread can be expected under these conditions from late morning into the early evening. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>057-066>069-077>081-088>090-093-094-090000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0007.170308T1600Z-170309T0100Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Vernon-St. Clair- Hickory-Camden-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Jasper-Dade- Greene-Newton-Lawrence- 922 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 057, 066, 067, 068, 069, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 093, 094, 097, AND 101... * AFFECTED AREA...Roughly along and northwest of the Interstate 44 corridor from late morning into the early evening. * WIND...Wind gusts of 15 to 30 MPH. Sustained 20 foot winds will be near 20 MPH with higher gusts. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity levels between 15 and 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. && $$ Boxell
362 WWUS83 KSGF 090057 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SPRINGFIELD MO 657 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>057-066>069-077>081-088>090-093-094-090200- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170309T0100Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Vernon-St. Clair- Hickory-Camden-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Jasper-Dade- Greene-Newton-Lawrence- 657 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 057, 066, 067, 068, 069, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 088, 089, 090, 093, 094, 097, AND 101... While relative humidity values will only gradually recover this evening, diminishing winds will bring an end to the critical fire weather risk. $$ Foster
Nearby
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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.