Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 17, 2018, 3:26 PM CST for 22 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2018, 12:00 PM 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
- Feb 17, 2018, 3:26 PM CST (21:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2018, 6:33 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 22 counties
Clark County, KS, Ellis 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
870 WWUS83 KDDC 172126 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 326 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Sunday... KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-084>086-180530- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0003.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant- Haskell-Gray-Morton-Stevens-Seward- 326 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 /226 PM MST Sat Feb 17 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061...062...063...074... 075...076...077...084...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 CST /noon MST/ to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...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 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will exhibit 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. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079-080-089-180530- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.A.0003.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ Ellis-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Comanche- 326 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...065...066...079...080 AND 089... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards... Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche. * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent. * Temperatures...Near 70. * Impacts...Any fires that start will exhibit extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ064-078-087-088-180530- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0003.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ Hodgeman-Ford-Meade-Clark- 326 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061...062...063... 064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman... Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 19 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will exhibit 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
800 WWUS83 KDDC 180444 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1044 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-084>086-181400- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant- Haskell-Gray-Morton-Stevens-Seward- 1044 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 /944 PM MST Sat Feb 17 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061...062...063... 074...075...076...077...084...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Temperatures...In the mid 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ031-046-064>066-078>080-087>089-181400- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0003.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ Ellis-Rush-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Meade- Clark-Comanche- 1044 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...065...066...079...080 AND 089... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford... Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards... Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade... Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche. * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent. * Temperatures...In the mid 70s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
282 WWUS83 KDDC 180927 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 327 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 KSZ079-080-089-181030- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0003.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ Edwards-Kiowa-Comanche- 327 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079...080 AND 089... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. $$ KSZ031-046-064>066-078-087-088-190100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0003.180218T1900Z-180219T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.FW.W.0004.180218T1800Z-180219T0100Z/ Ellis-Rush-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford-Ford-Meade-Clark- 327 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...064...065...066...078...087 AND 088... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford... Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...South to Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Temperatures...Mid to upper 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Do not burn. 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. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-084>086-190100- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0004.180218T1800Z-180219T0100Z/ Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant- Haskell-Gray-Morton-Stevens-Seward- 327 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 /227 AM MST Sun Feb 18 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061... 062...063...074...075...076...077...084...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Temperatures...Mid to upper 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Do not burn. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
149 WWUS83 KDDC 182109 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 309 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...Strong Winds and Low Relative Humidities will Continue... .Strong winds and low relative humidities will favor extremely active fire behavior this afternoon. Winds will diminish to 15 to 25 mph around sunset. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>078-084>088-190100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180219T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens- Seward-Meade-Clark- 309 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 /209 PM MST Sun Feb 18 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061...062...063...074...075...076... 077...084...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee... Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...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 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...15 to 25 percent. * Temperatures...mid 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will exhibit extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Extreme care should be taken to avoid the start of wildfires. 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
406 WWUS83 KDDC 190033 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 633 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...Red Flag Warning Will Be Allowed To Expire at 7 PM... .Relative Humidities have increased and winds have diminished. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>078-084>088-190145- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180219T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens- Seward-Meade-Clark- 633 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 /533 PM MST Sun Feb 18 2018/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045... 046...061...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077... 078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:42 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford and 19 more | 24 hr |
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.