Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2020, 1:57 AM CST for 20 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, 1:57 AM CST (07:57 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 Wichita, KS
Counties Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
733 WWUS83 KICT 050757 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 157 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 KSZ032-033-052300- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0002.200305T1800Z-200306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0002.200305T1800Z-200306T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln- 157 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 032 AND 033... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong 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 The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 17 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ KSZ047>053-067>072-082-083-094>096-052300- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0002.200305T1800Z-200306T0000Z/ Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey- Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Elk-Wilson-Neosho- 157 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 071...072...082...083...094...095 AND 096... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong northwest wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 19 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$
2 follow-up statements
099 WWUS83 KICT 052057 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 257 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-094>096-060000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick- Elk-Wilson-Neosho- 257 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047... 048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071... 072...082...083...094...095 AND 096... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$
342 WWUS83 KICT 052353 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 553 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-094>096-060100- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick- Elk-Wilson-Neosho- 553 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 071...072...082...083...094...095 AND 096... Winds will continue to diminish this evening. This will decrease the risk for rapidly spreading fires. Thus the red flag warning will expire on schedule at 6 pm. $$ Howerton
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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.