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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Hastings, NE

March 2, 20216 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2021, 3:20 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 2, 2021, 12:00 PM 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
Mar 2, 2021, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 2, 2021, 6:22 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

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 223 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2705 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

903 
WWUS83 KGID 020920
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
320 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021


KSZ005>007-017>019-022200-
/O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0002.210302T1800Z-210303T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0004.210302T1800Z-210303T0100Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-
320 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING 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 noon today to 7 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch
is no longer in effect.

* 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...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* TIMING...From Noon until 7 PM Today.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may be difficult to control. 
  Outdoor burning is not recommended. Use extreme caution if 
  engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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.

&&

$$

Billings Wright
2 follow-up statements
329 
WWUS83 KGID 022009
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
209 PM CST Tue Mar 2 2021

KSZ005>007-017>019-030100-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210303T0100Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-
209 PM CST Tue Mar 2 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005,
006, 007, 017, 018 AND 019...

* 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...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* TIMING...Through 7 PM Today.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Values of 10 to 15 percent are forecast.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may be difficult to control. 
  Outdoor burning is not recommended. Use extreme caution if 
  engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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.

&&

$$
615 
WWUS83 KGID 030022
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
622 PM CST Tue Mar 2 2021


KSZ005>007-017>019-030130-
/O.CAN.KGID.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210303T0100Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-
622 PM CST Tue Mar 2 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005, 006, 007, 017, 018 AND 019...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has cancelled the Red
Flag Warning.

Conditions have improved with decreasing winds and increasing
relative humidities.

$$

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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.