Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2021, 8:01 PM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 7, 2021, 8:01 PM CDT (01:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, 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), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 974 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
410 WWUS83 KDDC 080101 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 801 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather conditions Likely Thursday afternoon... .Much warmer and drier conditions on Thursday will lead to gusty winds and low relative humidities in the afternoon. KSZ043-061>063-074-075-080915- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0014.210408T1800Z-210409T0000Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant- 801 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 /701 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074 AND 075... 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/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Thursday. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
2 follow-up statements
228 WWUS83 KDDC 080933 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 433 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions This Afternoon... KSZ044-076-077-085>088-082000- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0014.210408T1800Z-210409T0000Z/ Lane-Haskell-Gray-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark- 433 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 044...076...077...085...086...087 AND 088... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...Falling to 10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074-075-082000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.210408T1800Z-210409T0000Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant- 433 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 /333 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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...061...062... 063...074 AND 075... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...Falling to 10 to 15 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
576 WWUS83 KDDC 081336 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 836 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 KSZ084-090100- /O.EXB.KDDC.FW.W.0014.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/ Morton- 836 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton. * Winds...Northwest around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-085>088-090100- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0014.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray- Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark- 836 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 /736 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063... 074 AND 075... * 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 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...Northwest around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 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
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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.