Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 29, 2020, 2:33 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 29, 2020, 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 29, 2020, 2:33 AM CDT (07:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2020, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2020, 6:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 3298 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
227 WWUS83 KDDC 290733 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 233 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today... .Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged due to low relatively humidity and windy conditions. The weather conditions will exceed critical levels this afternoon. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-291545- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0004.200429T1800Z-200430T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.200429T1800Z-200430T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 233 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 /133 AM MDT Wed Apr 29 2020/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 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... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. 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 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...North 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
2 follow-up statements
930 WWUS83 KDDC 291532 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1032 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today... .Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged due to low relatively humidity and windy conditions. The weather conditions will exceed critical levels this afternoon. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-300000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.200429T1800Z-200430T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 1032 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 /932 AM MDT Wed Apr 29 2020/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075...076... 077...084...085...086 AND 087... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...North 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
321 WWUS83 KDDC 292336 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 636 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED... KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-300045- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200430T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 636 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 /536 PM MDT Wed Apr 29 2020/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075... 076...077...084...085...086 AND 087... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. North winds are rapidly diminishing and will become light and variable over the next few hours. $$ Turner 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.