Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2021, 11:50 AM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 26, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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 25, 2021, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 787 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1031 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
016 WWUS83 KDDC 251650 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1150 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions This Afternoon and Monday Afternoon... .Similar dryness can be expected in the warned areas both days, however look for even higher gusts on Monday. KSZ043-061>063-074>078-084>087-260100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.210426T1700Z-210427T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0016.210426T1700Z-210427T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.210425T1700Z-210426T0000Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 1150 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 /1050 AM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...084... 085...086 AND 087... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076...077... 078...084...085...086 AND 087... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-044-045-064-260100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.210426T1700Z-210427T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0016.210426T1700Z-210427T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Lane-Ness-Hodgeman- 1150 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031... 044...045 AND 064... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness and Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman. * Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ088-260000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.210425T1700Z-210426T0000Z/ Clark- 1150 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
865 WWUS83 KDDC 252333 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 633 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY... KSZ043-061>063-074>078-084>087-260900- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210426T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.210426T1700Z-210427T0200Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 633 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 /533 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076... 077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...084...085... 086 AND 087... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ088-260045- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210426T0000Z/ Clark- 633 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088... $$ KSZ030-031-044-045-064-260900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.210426T1700Z-210427T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Lane-Ness-Hodgeman- 633 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...044...045 AND 064... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness and Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman. * Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
685 WWUS83 KDDC 260545 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1245 AM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 KSZ030-031-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>087-270200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.210426T1700Z-210427T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 1245 AM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 /1145 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044... 045...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084... 085...086 AND 087... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...South to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 9 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
318 WWUS83 KDDC 262035 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 335 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather This Afternoon and Tuesday Afternoon... KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-270900- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0017.210427T1800Z-210428T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210427T0200Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 335 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 /235 PM MDT Mon Apr 26 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076... 084...085 AND 086... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Tuesday. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ030-031-044-045-064-077-078-087-270200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210427T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Lane-Ness-Hodgeman-Gray-Ford-Meade- 335 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 031...044...045...064...077...078 AND 087... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
811 WWUS83 KDDC 270142 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 842 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON... KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-270945- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210427T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0017.210427T1800Z-210428T0000Z/ Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 842 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 /742 PM MDT Mon Apr 26 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075... 076...084...085 AND 086... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043... 061...062...063...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ030-031-044-045-064-077-078-087-270245- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210427T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Lane-Ness-Hodgeman-Gray-Ford-Meade- 842 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 031...044...045...064...077...078 AND 087... $$ 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.