Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Oct 18, 2021, 12:11 PM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 19, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Oct 18, 2021, 12:11 PM CDT (17:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 2375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
888 WWUS83 KDDC 181711 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1211 PM CDT Mon Oct 18 2021 KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-191200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0011.211019T1800Z-211020T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0023.211019T1800Z-211020T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 1211 PM CDT Mon Oct 18 2021 /1111 AM MDT Mon Oct 18 2021/ ...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 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 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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...Southwest to west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Timing...Tuesday afternoon and early evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Temperatures...70s and 80s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
778 WWUS83 KDDC 190638 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 138 AM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 KSZ063-076-086-191445- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0023.211019T1800Z-211020T0000Z/ Finney-Haskell-Seward- 138 AM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...076 AND 086... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney... Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing...Tuesday afternoon and early evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 80s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-191445- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0023.211019T1800Z-211020T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 138 AM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 /1238 AM MDT Tue Oct 19 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 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...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing...Tuesday afternoon and early evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 80s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
107 WWUS83 KDDC 191005 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 505 AM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 KSZ061>063-074>076-084>086-192100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0023.211019T1800Z-211020T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 505 AM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 /405 AM MDT Tue Oct 19 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074... 075...084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney... Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant... Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton... Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * Winds...Frequent wind gusts from the southwest at 25 to 35 mph. * Timing...This afternoon and early evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 80s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
918 WWUS83 KDDC 191716 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1216 PM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 KSZ061>063-074>076-084>086-200000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0023.211019T1800Z-211020T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 1216 PM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 /1116 AM MDT Tue Oct 19 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 061...062...074...075...084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...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...Frequent wind gusts from the southwest at 25 to 35 mph. * Timing...This afternoon and early evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...In the lower 80s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
661 WWUS83 KDDC 200006 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 706 PM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 ... RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED FROM THE RED FLAG CRITERIA. KSZ061>063-074>076-084>086-200115- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-211020T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens- Seward- 706 PM CDT Tue Oct 19 2021 /606 PM MDT Tue Oct 19 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075... 076...084...085 AND 086... The red flag warning is no longer in effect. $$ 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.