Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 7, 2020, 3:20 AM CST for 12 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 7, 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 7, 2020, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 3806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
929 WWUS83 KDDC 070920 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 320 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 KSZ046-065-066-078>081-086>090-071730- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0002.200307T1800Z-200308T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.200307T1800Z-200308T0000Z/ Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 320 AM CST Sat Mar 7 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 046...065...066...078...079...080...081...086...087...088... 089 AND 090... 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. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford... Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards... Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt... Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade... Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
3 follow-up statements
127 WWUS83 KDDC 071016 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 416 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 KSZ046-065-066-078>081-086>090-072130- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.200307T1800Z-200308T0000Z/ Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 416 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 046...065...066...078...079...080...081...086...087...088... 089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford... Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards... Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt... Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade... Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
477 WWUS83 KDDC 071640 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1040 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...Strong South Winds This Afternoon... KSZ046-065-066-078>081-086>090-080000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.200307T1800Z-200308T0000Z/ Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 1040 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 046... 065...066...078...079...080...081...086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford... Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards... Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt... Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade... Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...South to southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 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. && $$ Turner For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
241 WWUS83 KDDC 072357 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 557 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 KSZ046-065-066-078>081-086>090-080100- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200308T0000Z/ Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- 557 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 046...065... 066...078...079...080...081...086...087...088...089 AND 090... Relative humidity values were climbing into the 20 to 30 percent range early this evening as the strong south southwest winds begin to slowly decrease. Since red flag warning criteria is no longer expectd the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 6 pm. Winds overnight will continue at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph being possible through midnight. This will result in near critical fire weather conditions through midnight. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 7:05 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 6 more | 8 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.