Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Jan 26, 2018, 10:23 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 26, 2018, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 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, 10:23 AM CST (16:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2018, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Allen County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 1970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
893 WWUS83 KICT 261623 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1023 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 KSZ070>072-094>096-262300- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0002.180126T1800Z-180126T2300Z/ Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Elk-Wilson-Neosho- 1023 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 070...071... 072...094...095 AND 096... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 28 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 41 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$
1 follow-up statement
695 WWUS83 KICT 262307 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 507 PM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 KSZ070>072-094>096-270015- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180126T2300Z/ Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Elk-Wilson-Neosho- 507 PM CST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 070...071...072...094...095 AND 096... Gusty southwest winds will begin to diminish as relative humidity recovers this evening, however an approaching cold front will shift winds to the northwest later this evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 12 more | 14 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.