Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2020, 2:14 PM CST for 12 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 7, 2020, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 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 6, 2020, 2:14 PM CST (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2020, 7:19 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 430 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 515 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
598 WWUS83 KLBF 062014 CCA RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED National Weather Service North Platte NE 214 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA SATURDAY... .Critical fire weather conditions will develop Saturday afternoon across the eastern Panhandle, western Sandhills and western Niobrara Valley. The area of prime concern is generally along and west of highway 97. Minimum relative humidity is expected to fall to between 10 and 15 percent with winds gusting to 25 to 30 mph. NEZ206-208-071015- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0004.200307T1800Z-200308T0200Z/ Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 214 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST SANDHILLS AND WESTERN NIOBRARA VALLEY... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CST Saturday. * Affected Area...In NEZ206...Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest. In NEZ208... Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * Winds...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that may occur have a high potential to spread rapidly and may be difficult to control. 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. && $$ NEZ204-071015- /O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200308T0200Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 114 PM MST Fri Mar 6 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INCLUDING CRESCENT LAKE NWR... * Affected Area...In NEZ204...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that may occur have a high potential to spread rapidly and may be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/LBF
3 follow-up statements
134 WWUS83 KLBF 070907 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 307 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING... .Critical fire weather conditions will develop this afternoon across the eastern Panhandle, western Sandhills and western Niobrara Valley. The area of prime concern is generally along and west of highway 97. Minimum relative humidity is expected to fall to 10 to 15 percent with winds gusting to 25 to 30 mph. NEZ204-080100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200308T0200Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 207 AM MST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INCLUDING CRESCENT LAKE NWR... * Affected Area...In NEZ204...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that may occur have a high potential to spread rapidly and may be difficult to control. 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. && $$ NEZ206-208-080100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0004.200307T1800Z-200308T0200Z/ Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 307 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST SANDHILLS AND WESTERN NIOBRARA VALLEY... * Affected Area...In NEZ206...Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest. In NEZ208... Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * Winds...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that may occur have a high potential to spread rapidly and may be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/LBF
519 WWUS83 KLBF 072100 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 300 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING... .Critical fire weather conditions are in place this afternoon across parts of the eastern Panhandle, western Sandhills and western Niobrara Valley. The main concern is generally along and west of highway 97 wherein afternoon relative humidity is down between 10 and 15 percent with southerly winds gusting to 20 to 30 mph. Relative humidity will start gradually recovering by 5 PM MST this afternoon and will increase to above 30 percent by 8 PM MST. Meanwhile, winds will lessen late this afternoon and fall to 5 to 15 mph by this evening. NEZ206-208-080200- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200308T0200Z/ Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 300 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST SANDHILLS AND WESTERN NIOBRARA VALLEY... * Affected Area...In NEZ206...Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest. In NEZ208... Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * Winds...South 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that may occur have a high potential to spread rapidly and may be difficult to control. 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. && $$ NEZ204-080200- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200308T0200Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 200 PM MST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INCLUDING CRESCENT LAKE NWR... * Affected Area...In NEZ204...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * Winds...Southwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that may occur have a high potential to spread rapidly and may be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/LBF
865 WWUS83 KLBF 080119 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 719 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 NEZ206-208-080230- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200308T0200Z/ Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 719 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST SANDHILLS AND WESTERN NIOBRARA VALLEY... The National Weather Service in North Platte has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Winds have become light and variable and humidity values have increased to above 30 percent. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning has been cancelled. $$ NEZ204-080230- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200308T0200Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 619 PM MST Sat Mar 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INCLUDING CRESCENT LAKE NWR... The National Weather Service in North Platte has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Winds have become light and variable and humidity values have increased to above 25 percent. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning has been cancelled. $$ http://weather.gov/LBF
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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.