Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2020, 2:06 AM CST for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 5, 2020, 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
- Mar 5, 2020, 2:06 AM CST (08:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:10 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 2930 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
823 WWUS83 KDDC 050806 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 206 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079-081-060000- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0003.200305T1800Z-200306T0000Z/ Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Pratt- 206 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046...065...066...079 AND 081... 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 today to 6 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards and Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt. * Winds...North 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 16 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
1 follow-up statement
638 WWUS83 KDDC 052348 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 548 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079-081-060100- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Pratt- 548 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031... 045...046...065...066...079 AND 081... Northerly winds have decreased and relative humidity values were slowly rising to near 20 percent. Relative humidity values will continue to rise early this evening as winds decrease to 10 mph or less by sunset. As a result the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 6 pm CST. $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
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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.