Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Dec 11, 2017, 3:27 AM CST for 31 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Dec 11, 2017, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Dec 11, 2017, 3:27 AM CST (09:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 34 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, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2290 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
261 WWUS83 KSGF 110927 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 327 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-120000- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0008.171211T1600Z-171212T0000Z/ 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-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 327 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS 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, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101 in Kansas. Fire weather zones 055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105 in Missouri. * WIND...Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Values are expected to drop as low as 15 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended and highly 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. && $$ Wise
2 follow-up statements
502 WWUS83 KSGF 111832 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 1232 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-120000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-171212T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon- St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas- Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence- Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 1232 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101 in Kansas.Fire weather zones 055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105 in Missouri. * WIND...Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Values are expected to drop as low as 15 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended and highly discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Foster
002 WWUS83 KSGF 112356 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 556 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-120100- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-171212T0000Z/ 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-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 556 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS 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, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... While conditions will improve somewhat, a still elevated fire danger will continue this evening with gusty winds and only slowly recovering humidity. $$ DSA
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.