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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO

March 5, 202031 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2020, 3:05 AM CST for 31 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, 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, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 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 Springfield, MO
All 34 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2020-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2020-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

467 
WWUS83 KSGF 050905
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
305 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions This Afternoon...

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-060000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0002.200305T1800Z-200306T0000Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-
Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark-
305 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 073, 077, 078, 
079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 
097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105...

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this
evening. 

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire 
  weather zones 055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 
  071, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 
  093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. 

* WIND...Northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 20 to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...20 to 30 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
  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.

&&

$$

Schaumann
1 follow-up statement
619 
WWUS83 KSGF 060006
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
606 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020



KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-060115-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-
Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark-
606 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR  FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056,
057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 
081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 
101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105...

Relative humidity values will increase this evening and winds will
continue to diminish. Thus the red flag warning has been allowed
to expire at 6 pm.


$$

Lindenberg

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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.