Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2021, 2:10 PM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. 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
- Apr 4, 2021, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 5:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Mingo, KS | DELAYED REPORT. AN EMPTY SEMI TRUCK WAS BLOWN OVER NEAR MILE MARKER 61 ON INTERSTATE 70. SHOWERS WERE IN THE VICINITY. |
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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2268 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
851 WWUS83 KGLD 041910 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 110 PM MDT Sun Apr 4 2021 KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-050100- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0008.210404T1910Z-210405T0100Z/ Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita- 110 PM MDT Sun Apr 4 2021 /210 PM CDT Sun Apr 4 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014...015...016...027...028...029...041 AND 042... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas... Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. * Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
2 follow-up statements
041 WWUS83 KGLD 042331 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 531 PM MDT Sun Apr 4 2021 KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-050100- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210405T0100Z/ Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita- 531 PM MDT Sun Apr 4 2021 /631 PM CDT Sun Apr 4 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014...015...016...027...028...029...041 AND 042... * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas... Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. * Winds...South to Southwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...10 to 20 percent. * Impacts...Extreme and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is not advised. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
434 WWUS83 KGLD 050050 AAA RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Goodland KS 650 PM MDT Sun Apr 4 2021 KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-050200- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210405T0100Z/ Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita- 650 PM MDT Sun Apr 4 2021 /750 PM CDT Sun Apr 4 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014...015...016...027...028...029...041 AND 042... Conditions will rapidly improve this evening as sunset commences, temperatures fall, and relative humidity values begin to rise. With this in mind, the Red Flag Warning will expire at 7 PM MDT. $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 33 min |
| Apr 4, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 21 min |
| Apr 4, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 15 min |
| Apr 4, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 29 min |
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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.