Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Apr 11, 2018, 3:26 AM CDT for 24 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 11, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 11, 2018, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 27 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton 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, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton 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), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
169 WWUS83 KSGF 110826 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 326 AM CDT Wed Apr 11 2018 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>070-077>082-088>096-101>104-120000- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0007.180411T1800Z-180412T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski- Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster- Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-McDonald-Barry-Stone- Taney- 326 AM CDT Wed Apr 11 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, AND 104... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 101, 102, 103, and 104. * WIND...Sustained southwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 30 to 45 mph. The strongest winds will occur west of Interstate 49. * HUMIDITY...25 to 35 percent with the lowest humidity values occurring along and east of the Highway 65 corridor. * 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. && $$ Schaumann
1 follow-up statement
458 WWUS83 KSGF 112337 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 637 PM CDT Wed Apr 11 2018 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>070-077>082-088>096-101>104-120045- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180412T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski- Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster- Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-McDonald-Barry-Stone- Taney- 637 PM CDT Wed Apr 11 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, AND 104. Moisture values will gradually recover but gusty southerly winds will continue. $$ Foster
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 3:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 16 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2018Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2018Every red flag warning in 2018
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.