Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Jan 26, 2018, 4:13 AM CST for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 26, 2018, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 26, 2018, 4:13 AM CST (10:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2018, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 2973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019 WWUS83 KDDC 261013 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 413 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Today... KSZ074>078-080-081-084>090-261815- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.180126T1700Z-180127T0000Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward- Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 413 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...076...077...078...080...081...084...085...086...087... 088...089 AND 090... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...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 081 Pratt...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...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing...11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 50s to upper 60s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
2 follow-up statements
239 WWUS83 KDDC 261416 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 816 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Today... KSZ074>078-080-081-084>090-270000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.180126T1700Z-180127T0000Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward- Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 816 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074... 075...076...077...078...080...081...084...085...086...087...088... 089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing...11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 50s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ TURNER For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
000 WWUS83 KDDC 261934 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 134 PM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected This Afternoon... KSZ074>078-080-081-084>090-270000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180127T0000Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward- Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 134 PM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074... 075...076...077...078...080...081...084...085...086...087...088... 089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...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 081 Pratt...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...Becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph, with higher gusts. * Timing...Through 6 PM CST * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower to mid 60s. * 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. && $$ TURNER 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.