Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 14, 2018, 3:10 AM CDT for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 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
- Mar 14, 2018, 3:10 AM CDT (08:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 2297 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
813 WWUS83 KSGF 140810 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 310 AM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...Red flag warning for western Missouri and extreme southeast Kansas... .Humidity levels will once again drop into the teens to low 20s this afternoon. After an area of high pressure moves to the south of the region today, southwest winds will develop during the afternoon with gusts of 25 to 30 mph possible. This combination of low humidity and gusty winds will create red flag conditions during the afternoon hours today. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-150000- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0004.180314T1700Z-180315T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Jasper- 310 AM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR low humidity and gusty southwest wind FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066, 073, 077, 088, 097, AND 101... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 066, 077, and 088. * WIND...Southwest wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph will be possible this afternoon. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity levels will once again drop into the teens to low 20s percent. * THUNDERSTORMS...No thunderstorms are expected today. * 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. && $$ Lindenberg
1 follow-up statement
064 WWUS83 KSGF 142354 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 654 PM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM... .Fire weather conditions were improving over the Osage Plains region this evening. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-150100- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180315T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Jasper- 654 PM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR winds and humidity FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066, 073, 077, 088, 097, AND 101... Relative humidity and winds were improving over the Osage Plains region this evening. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 7 pm. $$ Cramer
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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.