Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 18, 2018, 3:26 AM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2018, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 18, 2018, 3:26 AM CST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 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
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 2661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
677 WWUS83 KICT 180926 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 326 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-190000- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0003.180218T1800Z-180219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0004.180218T1800Z-180219T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice- 326 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048 AND 050... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 28 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. && $$ KSZ049-051>053-067-068-070-071-190000- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0004.180218T1800Z-180219T0000Z/ Saline-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-Greenwood-Woodson- 326 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...051...052...053...067...068...070 AND 071... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 37 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Howerton
2 follow-up statements
740 WWUS83 KICT 181744 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1144 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 KSZ069-082-083-190000- /O.EXA.KICT.FW.W.0004.180218T1800Z-180219T0000Z/ Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick- 1144 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 069... 082 AND 083... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 39 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. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-070-071-190000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0004.180218T1800Z-180219T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Greenwood-Woodson- 1144 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068... 070 AND 071... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 30 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Lawson
565 WWUS83 KICT 190004 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 604 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>071-082-083-190115- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180219T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Kingman-Sedgwick- 604 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051... 052...053...067...068...069...070...071...082 AND 083... Strong gusty winds out of the south will continue for the evening hours, which will keep the grassland fire danger in the very high category for the evening hours. The south winds will continue at 15 to 25 mph with some gusts to 30 mph. $$ Ketcham
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:27 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Greenwood and 12 more | 15 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.