Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 23, 2021, 2:40 AM CST for 10 counties in Kansas; Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 23, 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 23, 2021, 2:40 AM CST (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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 23, 5:13 PM CST | WILDFIRE | 13 Wsw Russell Springs, KS | WILDFIRE REPORTED ROUGHLY 15 MILES NORTH OF THE WICHITA COUNTY BORDER ON KS-25. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 3203 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
952 WWUS83 KGLD 230840 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 140 AM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY... .The combination of dry fuels, relative humidity values below 15 percent and southwest winds gusting up to 35 mph will promote critical fire weather conditions. Outdoor burning is highly discouraged. Winds will shift from the southwest to northwest during the afternoon and early evening hours, with speeds decreasing as the wind direction changes. COZ253-254-KSZ013-027-230945- /O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0014.211123T1800Z-211124T0000Z/ Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace- 140 AM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013...014...027...028...041... 042...253 AND 254... The National Weather Service in Goodland has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. The Fire Weather Watch for Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties in Colorado along with Sherman and Wallace counties in Kansas has been cancelled as the strongest winds are not expected to coincide with the low RH values; however due RH values in the single digits near critical fire weather still remains. $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-041-042-NEZ081-240000- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0014.211123T1800Z-211124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0022.211123T1800Z-211124T0000Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove-Greeley- Wichita-Red Willow- 140 AM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 /240 AM CST Tue Nov 23 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015... 016...028...029...041...042 AND 081... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM MST /noon CST/ this morning to 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ this afternoon. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton... Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan... Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
2 follow-up statements
904 WWUS83 KGLD 231117 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 417 AM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY... .The combination of dry fuels, relative humidity values below 15 percent and southwest winds gusting up to 35 mph will promote critical fire weather conditions. Outdoor burning is highly discouraged. Winds will shift from the southwest to northwest during the afternoon and early evening hours, with speeds decreasing as the wind direction changes. KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-041-042-NEZ081-240000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0022.211123T1800Z-211124T0000Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove-Greeley- Wichita-Red Willow- 417 AM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 /517 AM CST Tue Nov 23 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002... 003...004...014...015...016...028...029...041...042 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...Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 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 are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
188 WWUS83 KGLD 232357 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 457 PM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-041-042-NEZ081-240100- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-211124T0000Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove-Greeley- Wichita-Red Willow- 457 PM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 /557 PM CST Tue Nov 23 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...028...029...041... 042 AND 081... Relative humidity values will be increasing above critical thresholds as temperatures continue to cool this evening. $$ 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.