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Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Nov 17, 2021, 2:23 AM CST for 4 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 17, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Nov 17, 2021, 2:23 AM CST (08:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2021, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Harlan County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 2999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
293 WWUS83 KGID 170823 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 223 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from late this morning through late this afternoon. KSZ005>007-017>019-172300- /O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0009.211117T1700Z-211117T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0019.211117T1700Z-211117T2300Z/ Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell- 223 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005, 006, 007, 017, 018 AND 019... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 5 PM CST this afternoon. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of north central Kansas. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * TIMING...11AM to 5PM CST Wednesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Use extreme caution if engaging in activities that could lead to fire ignition. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
520 WWUS83 KGID 171729 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 1129 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... The National Weather Service in Hastings has extended the Red Flag Warning into portions of south central Nebraska. NEZ072-082>084-172300- /O.EXA.KGID.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211117T2300Z/ Gosper-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin- 1129 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...In Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 072 Gosper, Fire Weather Zone 082 Furnas, Fire Weather Zone 083 Harlan and Fire Weather Zone 084 Franklin. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * TIMING...Until 5PM CST Wednesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Use extreme caution if engaging in activities that could lead to fire ignition. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ005>007-017>019-172300- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211117T2300Z/ Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell- 1129 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 005 Phillips, Fire Weather Zone 006 Smith, Fire Weather Zone 007 Jewell, Fire Weather Zone 017 Rooks, Fire Weather Zone 018 Osborne and Fire Weather Zone 019 Mitchell. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * TIMING...Until 5PM CST Wednesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Use extreme caution if engaging in activities that could lead to fire ignition. 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. && $$ Thies
229 WWUS83 KGID 172246 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 446 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ072-082>084-180000- /O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211117T2300Z/ Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Gosper-Furnas-Harlan- Franklin- 446 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005, 006, 007, 017, 018, 019, 072, 082, 083 AND 084... Conditions are expected to improve this evening across the warned area. Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire at 5 PM. $$
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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.