Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Hugoton, KS | AWOS STATION HQG, HUGOTON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 2103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
870 WWUS83 KDDC 220900 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 400 AM CDT Thu Mar 22 2018 ...Critical Fire Danger Expected Friday Afternoon... KSZ061-074-075-084-085-222100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0012.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Hamilton-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 400 AM CDT Thu Mar 22 2018 /300 AM MDT Thu Mar 22 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELAIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074...075...084 AND 085... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 80s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ KSZ043-062-063-076>078-080-086>090-222100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0012.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Scott-Kearny-Finney-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 400 AM CDT Thu Mar 22 2018 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...062...063...076...077...078...080...086... 087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
548 WWUS83 KDDC 222044 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 344 PM CDT Thu Mar 22 2018 ...Critical Fire Danger Friday Afternoon... KSZ043-062-063-076-086-231000- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0012.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Scott-Kearny-Finney-Haskell-Seward- 344 PM CDT Thu Mar 22 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...062... 063...076 AND 086... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ KSZ061-074-075-084-085-231000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Hamilton-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 344 PM CDT Thu Mar 22 2018 /244 PM MDT Thu Mar 22 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074...075...084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Temperatures...In the mid 80s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ077-078-080-087>090-231000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0012.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 344 PM CDT Thu Mar 22 2018 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 077...078...080...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
607 WWUS83 KDDC 230900 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 400 AM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 ...Critical Fire Danger This Afternoon... KSZ077-078-080-087>090-231700- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0012.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 400 AM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 077...078...080...087...088...089 AND 090... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...In the 80s to near 90. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ064-231700- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Hodgeman- 400 AM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...In the 80s to near 90. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-231700- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 400 AM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 /300 AM MDT Fri Mar 23 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063... 074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...In the 80s to near 90. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
832 WWUS83 KDDC 231459 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 959 AM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 ...Critical Fire Danger This Afternoon... KSZ044-045-240000- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Lane-Ness- 959 AM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 044 AND 045... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane and Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 80s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. 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. && $$ KSZ043-061>064-074>078-080-084>090-240000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0017.180323T1800Z-180324T0000Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray- Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 959 AM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 /859 AM MDT Fri Mar 23 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062... 063...064...074...075...076...077...078...080...084...085...086... 087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 80s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
393 WWUS83 KDDC 232347 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 647 PM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-080-084>090-240100- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180324T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant- Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 647 PM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018 /547 PM MDT Fri Mar 23 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077... 078...080...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... Winds will start to diminish and relative humidities will increase. $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.