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Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Dec 14, 2021, 3:48 AM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 14, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Dec 14, 2021, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 3545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
625 WWUS83 KDDC 140948 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 348 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...Extremely Critical Fire Weather Conditions Wednesday... KSZ074-075-084-085-141800- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0015.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0033.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0032.211214T1700Z-211215T0000Z/ Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 348 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...084 AND 085... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. A Red Flag Warning has also been issued from 8 AM to 7 PM CST Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-076>081-086>090-141800- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0015.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0033.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward- Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 348 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 /248 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...065...066...076...077...078...079...080...081... 086...087...088...089 AND 090... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ Wednesday. 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 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...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...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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
353 WWUS83 KDDC 141645 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1045 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...Extremely Critical Fire Weather Conditions Wednesday... KSZ074-075-084-085-150100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0032.211214T1700Z-211215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0033.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 1045 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074... 075...084 AND 085... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Today southwest winds at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 mph possible. Wednesday the winds will be southwest 40 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent Today and Wednesday. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. On Wednesday given the magnitude of forecast winds and low relative humidity, spot fires can develop, making fire fighting efforts extremely challenging. 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-076>081-086>090-150100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0033.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward- Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 1045 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 /945 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...065...066...076...077...078...079...080...081... 086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee... Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...Southwest 40 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. Given the magnitude of forecast winds and low relative humidity, spot fires can develop, making fire fighting efforts extremely challenging. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
011 WWUS83 KDDC 142350 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 550 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...Extremely Critical Fire Weather Conditions Wednesday... KSZ074-075-084-085-150800- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-211215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0033.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- 550 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...084 AND 085... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075... 084 AND 085... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * Winds...Southwest 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-076>081-086>090-150800- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0033.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward- Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 550 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 /450 PM MST Tue Dec 14 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...065...066...076...077...078...079...080...081... 086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee... Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...Southwest 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Turner For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:47 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 38 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:48 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 38 hr |
Nearby
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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.