Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Jan 14, 2021, 3:31 PM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 15, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2021, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 11:17 AM CST | DUST STORM | 2 Ene Manter, KS | COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WIDESPREAD HALF MILE VISIBILITY WITH LOCALLY QUARTER MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAY 160 SOUTHWEST OF JOHNSON. |
| Jan 15, 11:30 AM CST | DUST STORM | 1 Nnw Lakin, KS | OPEN AREAS AROUND LAKIN HAD VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING DUST, BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. |
| Jan 15, 11:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ne Johnson City, KS | AWOS STATION KJHN JOHNSON CITY. |
| Jan 15, 11:50 AM CST | DUST STORM | 5 W Ulysses, KS | COUNTY ROADS WERE DESCRIBED AS BEING UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY FROM SIGNIFICANT BLOWING DUST. |
| Jan 15, 12:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 12 Ne Sturgis, KS | AWOS STATION KEHA ELKHART AWOS SITE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -436 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -524 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
494 WWUS83 KDDC 142131 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 331 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-151200- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.210115T1700Z-210116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210115T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 331 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 /231 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062... 063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080... 081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...084 AND 085... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ to 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Friday. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 16 percent. * Temperatures...In the mid 30s. * 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-150000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210115T0000Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford- Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche- Barber- 331 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065... 066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085... 086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee... Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 17 percent. * Temperatures...In the mid 40s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
686 WWUS83 KDDC 150124 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 724 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-151700- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.210115T1700Z-210116T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 724 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 /624 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045... 046...061...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 16 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 30s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
927 WWUS83 KDDC 150126 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 726 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-151700- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.210115T1700Z-210116T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 726 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 /626 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045... 046...061...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 16 percent. * Temperatures...From 40 to 45 in the afternoon. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
968 WWUS83 KDDC 150822 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 222 AM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-160000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.210115T1700Z-210116T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 222 AM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 /122 AM MST Fri Jan 15 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074... 075...084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Temperatures...From 40 to 45 in the afternoon. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
408 WWUS83 KDDC 160001 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 601 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-160115- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210116T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 601 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 /501 PM MST Fri Jan 15 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...084 AND 085... Winds are subsiding and humidity values are increasing. $$ 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.