Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 8, 2021, 10:05 AM MST for Hamilton County, Morton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 8, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. 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
- Mar 8, 2021, 10:05 AM MST (17:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Hamilton County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 2066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
491 WWUS83 KDDC 081705 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1105 AM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...Critical Fire Danger Today through Wednesday... KSZ061-074-084-090100- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0006.210308T1800Z-210309T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0004.210309T1800Z-210310T0100Z/ Hamilton-Stanton-Morton- 1105 AM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 /1005 AM MST Mon Mar 8 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061... 074 AND 084... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074 AND 084... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect until 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ062>064-075>078-085>088-090100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0004.210309T1800Z-210310T0100Z/ Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Stevens-Seward- Meade-Clark- 1105 AM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 062...063...064...075...076...077...078...085... 086...087 AND 088... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
1 follow-up statement
824 WWUS83 KDDC 082021 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 221 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...Critical Fire Danger Today through Wednesday... KSZ061-074-084-091200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0004.210309T1800Z-210310T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0007.210309T1800Z-210310T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0005.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210309T0100Z/ Hamilton-Stanton-Morton- 221 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 /121 PM MST Mon Mar 8 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074 AND 084... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074 AND 084... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074 AND 084... 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 CST /11 AM MST/ to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ Tuesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton... Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Timing...Monday Afternoon * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 70s. * 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ062>064-075>078-085>088-091200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0004.210309T1800Z-210310T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0007.210309T1800Z-210310T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0005.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/ Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Stevens-Seward- Meade-Clark- 221 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 062...063...064... 075...076...077...078...085...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 062...063...064...075...076...077...078...085...086... 087 AND 088... 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 7 PM CST Tuesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny... Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing...Tuesday Afternoon * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Temperatures...In the low 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ043>045-079-080-089-091200- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0005.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Edwards-Kiowa-Comanche- 221 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...079...080 AND 089... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing...Wednesday Afternoon * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...In the 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1:21 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 19 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:21 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 8 more | 29 hr |
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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.