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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 13, 202020 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Jun 13, 2020, 1:31 PM CDT for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 14, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
Jun 13, 2020, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 14, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2020, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2020-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2020-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 197 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2961 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
445 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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580 
WWUS83 KDDC 131831
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
131 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2020

...Red Flag conditions continue...

.Southwest winds with frequent gusts above 30 mph and relative 
humidity falling below 15 percent is expected both this afternoon 
and Sunday afternoon.
 
KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>089-140245-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.200614T1700Z-200615T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0013.200614T1700Z-200615T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-200614T0300Z/
Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant-
Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-
131 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2020 /1231 PM MDT Sat Jun 13 2020/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...084...
085...086 AND 087...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...
075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Sunday. The Fire
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire 
  Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire 
  Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...
  Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 
  Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 
  075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 
  077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 084 
  Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 
  Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 
  Clark and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche.

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-080-140245-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.200614T1700Z-200615T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0013.200614T1700Z-200615T0200Z/
Trego-Kiowa-
131 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030 AND
080...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 9 PM CDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer
in effect.

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego and 
  Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa.

* Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
024 
WWUS83 KDDC 140248
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
948 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2020

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY...

.Gusty southwest winds and low relative humidity will create
critical fire weather conditions Sunday.

KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>089-141100-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-200614T0300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0013.200614T1700Z-200615T0200Z/
Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant-
Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-
948 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2020 /848 PM MDT Sat Jun 13 2020/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...
063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087
...088 AND 089... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9
PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...
074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087...088 AND 
089...

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire 
  Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire 
  Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...
  Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 
  Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 
  075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 
  077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 084 
  Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 
  Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 
  Clark and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche.

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-080-141100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0013.200614T1700Z-200615T0200Z/
Trego-Kiowa-
948 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 030 AND 080...

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego and 
  Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa.

* Winds...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
096 
WWUS83 KDDC 140713
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
213 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020

...Critical Fire Danger Expected Sunday Afternoon/Evening...

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-080-084>089-150000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0013.200614T1700Z-200615T0200Z/
Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-
Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-
Comanche-
213 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 /113 AM MDT Sun Jun 14 2020/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...
062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...
087...088 AND 089......RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT
/9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...
074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087...088 AND
089...

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire 
  Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire 
  Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire 
  Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire 
  Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...
  Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...
  Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire 
  Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire 
  Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire 
  Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and Fire 
  Weather Zone 089 Comanche.

* Winds...South southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent.

* Impacts...Any ignitions may burn out of control quickly. Outdoor
  burning is strongly discouraged. 

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.

&&

$$

Turner

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
814 
WWUS83 KDDC 141724
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1224 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020


KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-080-084>089-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200615T0200Z/
Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-
Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-
Comanche-
1224 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 /1124 AM MDT Sun Jun 14 2020/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...
075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089......
RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...
078...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089...

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire 
  Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire 
  Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire 
  Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire 
  Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...
  Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...
  Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire 
  Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire 
  Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire 
  Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and Fire 
  Weather Zone 089 Comanche.

* Winds...South to southwest with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 to 20 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start could spread rapidly. Outdoor 
  burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
410 
WWUS83 KDDC 142047
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
347 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020

...Red flag warning is in effect for Monday...

KSZ043-061-062-074-075-084-150500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0014.200615T1700Z-200616T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200615T0200Z/
Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-
347 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 /247 PM MDT Sun Jun 14 2020/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...
075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089......
RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...
078...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...074...075 AND 084...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Monday.

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire 
  Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...
  Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant 
  and Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton.

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 12 to 15 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will spread rapidly. Outdoor 
  burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-044-045-063-064-076>078-080-085>089-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200615T0200Z/
Trego-Lane-Ness-Finney-Hodgeman-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Stevens-
Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-
347 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...
078...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089......RED FLAG WARNING
WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...
045...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...
085...086...087...088 AND 089...

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire 
  Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire 
  Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...
  Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...
  Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...
  Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...
  Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and 
  Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche.

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will spread rapidly. Outdoor 
  burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 3:56 AM CDTFire Weather WatchDDCClark, Comanche, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 14 more10 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.