Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
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.
- 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
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
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.