Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 30, 2018, 3:01 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 1, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 30, 2018, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2018, 7:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
266 WWUS83 KDDC 302001 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 301 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 KSZ074-084-010415- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0031.180501T1800Z-180502T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-180501T0200Z/ Stanton-Morton- 301 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074 AND 084... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074 AND 084... 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 9 PM CDT Tuesday. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton. * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 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. && $$ KSZ075-076-085-086-010415- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0031.180501T1800Z-180502T0200Z/ Grant-Haskell-Stevens-Seward- 301 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 075...076... 085 AND 086... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Tuesday. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ061-010200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-180501T0200Z/ Hamilton- 201 PM MDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton. * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
881 WWUS83 KDDC 010433 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1133 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 KSZ074>076-084>086-011245- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0031.180501T1800Z-180502T0200Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens-Seward- 1133 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 075...076...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
079 WWUS83 KDDC 011100 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 600 AM CDT Tue May 1 2018 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ074>076-084>086-012100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0031.180501T1800Z-180502T0200Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens-Seward- 600 AM CDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 075...076...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...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...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
275 WWUS83 KDDC 011858 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 158 PM CDT Tue May 1 2018 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ074>076-084>086-020200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-180502T0200Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens-Seward- 158 PM CDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 075... 076...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
837 WWUS83 KDDC 020050 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 750 PM CDT Tue May 1 2018 KSZ074>076-084>086-020200- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-180502T0200Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens-Seward- 750 PM CDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 075...076...085 AND 086... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Kearny | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 13 min |
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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.