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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Springfield, MO

December 11, 201731 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.