Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2018, 1:47 PM CST for 28 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2018, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 5, 2018, 1:47 PM CST (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 31 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 634 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 690 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
956 WWUS83 KSGF 051947 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 147 PM CST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA... .The combination of unusually strong northwest winds combined with a dry airmass will create ideal conditions for a rapid spread of ignited wildland fires on Tuesday. Therefore, a Red Flag Warning has been posted for nearly all of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>070-077>082-088>097-101>105-060400- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0003.180306T1500Z-180307T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden- Pulaski-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene- Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald- Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 147 PM CST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WINDS AND HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 9 AM to 6 PM CST Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. * WIND...wind gusts up to 45 mph are expected on Tuesday. * HUMIDITY...minimum relative humidity will fall below 30 percent on Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 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. && $$ Cramer
5 follow-up statements
132 WWUS83 KSGF 060425 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 1025 PM CST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA... .The combination of unusually strong northwest winds combined with a dry airmass will create ideal conditions for a rapid spread of ignited wildland fires on Tuesday. Therefore, a Red Flag Warning has been posted for nearly all of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>070-077>082-088>097-101>105-061630- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.180306T1500Z-180307T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden- Pulaski-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene- Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald- Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 1025 PM CST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WINDS AND HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. * WIND...wind gusts up to 45 mph are expected on Tuesday. * HUMIDITY...minimum relative humidity will fall below 30 percenton Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Lindenberg
812 WWUS83 KSGF 060848 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 248 AM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...Red Flag Warning Posted for Much of the Area... .The combination of unusually strong northwest winds combined with a dry airmass will create ideal conditions for the rapid spread of ignited wildland fires today. MOZ071-070000- /O.EXA.KSGF.FW.W.0003.180306T1500Z-180307T0000Z/ Phelps- 248 AM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. * WIND...Sustained west to northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values will fall below 30 percent this afternoon and may fall to near 20 percent over parts of far southern Missouri. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. 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. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>070-077>082-088>097-101>105-070000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.180306T1500Z-180307T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden- Pulaski-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene- Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald- Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 248 AM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. * WIND...Sustained west to northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values will fall below 30 percent this afternoon and may fall to near 20 percent over parts of far southern Missouri. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Schaumann
240 WWUS83 KSGF 060946 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 346 AM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...Red Flag Warning Posted for Much of the Area... .The combination of unusually strong northwest winds combined with a dry airmass will create ideal conditions for the rapid spread of ignited wildland fires today. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-070000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.180306T1500Z-180307T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden- Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade- Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell- McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 346 AM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. * WIND...Sustained west to northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values will fall below 30 percent this afternoon and may fall to near 20 percent over parts of far southern Missouri. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. 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. && $$ Schaumann
182 WWUS83 KSGF 062055 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 255 PM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...Red Flag Warning Posted for Southeast Kansas Into Southern Missouri... .The combination of unusually strong west-northwest winds combined with a dry airmass will create ideal conditions for the rapid spread of ignited wildland fires this afternoon. MOZ055-067>071-062200- /O.CAN.KSGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180307T0000Z/ Benton-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps- 255 PM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 067, 068, 069, 070, AND 071... The National Weather Service in Springfield has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Strong winds will continue into early evening, but cloud cover and some light precipitation have modified humidity in the area. $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077>082-088>097-101>105-070000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180307T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede- Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian- Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 255 PM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 066, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. * WIND...Sustained west to northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values will fall below 30 to 40 percent this afternoon and may fall to near 20 percent over parts of far southern Missouri. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. 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. && $$
425 WWUS83 KSGF 062356 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 556 PM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077>082-088>097-101>105-070100- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180307T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede- Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian- Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 556 PM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... Red Flag conditions will slowly end this early evening. However locally elevated fire weather conditions may persist through the evening hours with gusty winds up to 30 or 35 mph possible. $$ Griffin
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 8:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, Polk | 51 min |
| Mar 4, 9:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Greene | 39 min |
| Mar 5, 1:36 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more | 28 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.