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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 11, 2021, 2:50 AM CST for 8 counties in Kansas; Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 11, 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 11, 2021, 2:50 AM CST (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 11, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 12:40 PM CST | WILDFIRE | 2 E Calvert, KS | CORNFIELD FIRE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 1616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
497 WWUS83 KGLD 110850 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 150 AM MST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today... KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120000- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0020.211111T1800Z-211112T0000Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove- Hitchcock-Red Willow- 250 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...028...029...080 AND 081... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton... Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan and Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 to 20 percent. * Impacts...Extreme and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is NOT advised today. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
3 follow-up statements
099 WWUS83 KGLD 111146 AAA RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Goodland KS 446 AM MST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today... KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0020.211111T1800Z-211112T0000Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove- Hitchcock-Red Willow- 546 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...028...029...080 AND 081... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton... Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan... Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan and Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Occasional gusts up to 60 mph cannot be ruled out. Abrupt wind shifts (rapid and significant changes in wind direction) are not anticipated. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 to 20 percent. * Impacts...Extreme and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is NOT advised today. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
798 WWUS83 KGLD 111722 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 1022 AM MST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today... KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0020.211111T1800Z-211112T0000Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove- Hitchcock-Red Willow- 1122 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002... 003...004...014...015...016...028...029...080 AND 081... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton... Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan... Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan and Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Occasional gusts up to 60 mph cannot be ruled out. Abrupt wind shifts (rapid and significant changes in wind direction) are not anticipated. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 to 20 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is NOT advised today. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
338 WWUS83 KGLD 112355 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 455 PM MST Thu Nov 11 2021 KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120100- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-211112T0000Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove- Hitchcock-Red Willow- 555 PM CST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004... 014...015...016...028...029...080 AND 081... Critical fire weather conditions are no longer expected as relative humidity continues to increase with winds decreasing. $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.