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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Sep 25, 2021, 3:41 PM CDT for 11 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Sep 25, 2021, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2021, 7:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 2460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
985 WWUS83 KICT 252041 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 341 PM CDT Sat Sep 25 2021 KSZ082-091-261145- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0010.210926T1800Z-210927T0000Z/ Kingman-Harper- 341 PM CDT Sat Sep 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 082 AND 091... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$
3 follow-up statements
732 WWUS83 KICT 260823 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 323 AM CDT Sun Sep 26 2021 KSZ047>051-067-068-083-092-270100- /O.EXB.KICT.FW.W.0010.210926T1700Z-210927T0100Z/ Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno-Harvey-Sedgwick- Sumner- 323 AM CDT Sun Sep 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, 067, 068, 083, AND 092... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Martin KSZ082-091-270100- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0010.210926T1700Z-210927T0100Z/ Kingman-Harper- 323 AM CDT Sun Sep 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 082 AND 091... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Martin
356 WWUS83 KICT 262017 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 317 PM CDT Sun Sep 26 2021 KSZ047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-270100- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210927T0100Z/ Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno-Harvey-Kingman- Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- 317 PM CDT Sun Sep 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, 067, 068, 083, AND 092... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger is occurring and will continue into the evening. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
471 WWUS83 KICT 270057 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 757 PM CDT Sun Sep 26 2021 KSZ047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-270200- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210927T0100Z/ Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno-Harvey-Kingman- Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- 757 PM CDT Sun Sep 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...049...050...051...067... 068...082...083...091 AND 092... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Widespread critical fire danger has ended, due to decreasing winds, cooling temperatures, and increasing humidity. $$
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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.