Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Dec 10, 2021, 3:42 AM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 10, 2021, 10:00 AM CST. 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
- Dec 10, 2021, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 10, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Allen County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 2309 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
076 WWUS83 KICT 100942 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 342 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 KSZ053-067>072-082-083-091>095-098-099-110045- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0007.211210T1700Z-211211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0012.211210T1600Z-211211T0000Z/ Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick- Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Chautauqua-Montgomery- 342 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091... 092...093...094...095...098 AND 099... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 25 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. && $$ KSZ096-100-110000- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0012.211210T1600Z-211211T0000Z/ Neosho-Labette- 342 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 096 AND 100... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 40 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$
1 follow-up statement
522 WWUS83 KICT 110000 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 600 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 KSZ053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-110100- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-211211T0000Z/ Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick- Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery- Labette- 600 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 053...067... 068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094... 095...096...098...099 AND 100... Elevated fire conditions are diminishing with increasing relative humidities. Gusty winds are still anticipated overnight thus burning is discouraged given the dry grasses. $$
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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.