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Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 12, 2021, 11:01 AM CST for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 12, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Nov 12, 2021, 11:01 AM CST (17:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 12, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2021, 5:42 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 12:54 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY. |
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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 2625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -328 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
897 WWUS83 KDDC 121701 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1101 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ043>045-062>064-077-078-130000- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0028.211112T1800Z-211113T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Gray-Ford- 1101 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045... 062...063...064...077 AND 078... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray and Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford. * Winds...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Through 6 PM CST. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 40s to the lower 50s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
1 follow-up statement
946 WWUS83 KDDC 122342 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 542 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021 KSZ043>045-062>064-077-078-130045- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-211113T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Gray-Ford- 542 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063... 064...077 AND 078... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Northwest winds have diminished rapidly this evening, and the red flag warning is cancelled. $$ Turner 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.