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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Dec 14, 2021, 2:21 PM CST for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. 60 reports 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
- Dec 14, 2021, 2:21 PM CST (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2021, 8:11 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 10:28 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Andover, KS | KAKE NEWS REPORTED POWERLINE DOWN AT 159TH E AND 21ST NEAR ANDOVER. |
| Dec 15, 10:54 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ese Bel Aire, KS | ASOS STATION KAAO COLONEL JAMES JABARA AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 10:56 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Ene Newton, KS | AWOS STATION KEWK NEWTON CITY COUNTY AIRPT. |
| Dec 15, 11:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Lyons, KS | |
| Dec 15, 11:27 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Arlington, KS | TREE DOWN IN ARLINGTON. |
| Dec 15, 11:40 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 E Hutchinson, KS | ASOS STATION KHUT HUTCHINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 11:48 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Sw Mcpherson, KS | GUST FROM MCPHERSON AWOS. |
| Dec 15, 11:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Sw Salina, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Russell Airport, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Burrton, KS | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 15, 12:09 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Eisenhower Airport, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Wichita, KS | KSN MEDIA REPORTED DOWNED POWER POLE AT K-96 AND HILLSIDE. |
| Dec 15, 12:17 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Lyons, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:18 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Wnw Haven, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:18 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 E Hutchinson, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:21 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Nickerson, KS | KWCH MEDIA REPORTED TREE KNOCKED DOWN BY WINDS. |
| Dec 15, 12:23 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 9 Wsw Westfall, KS | SEMI-TRAILER OVERTURNED ON I-70 AT MILE MARKER 229, BLOCKING PART OF INTERSTATE. |
| Dec 15, 12:26 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Wichita Eisenhower Airp, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:28 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 3 Se Maize, KS | HOME WEATHER STATION WIND GUST MEASUREMENT. |
| Dec 15, 12:31 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Mcconnell Air Force Ba, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Russell Airport, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 3 Sw Salina, KS | ASOS STATION KSLN SALINA REGIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Caldwell, KS | CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM HAD A PORTION OF ITS ROOF PEELED BACK. |
| Dec 15, 1:03 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Great Bend Airport, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:03 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Wichita Eisenhower Airp, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Arkansas City, KS | DELAYED REPORT. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND POWER POLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE REPORTED. PEAK WIND GUST OF 55 MPH MEASURED AT THE EOC. |
| Dec 15, 1:19 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Wichita Eisenhower Airp, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:24 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | Russell Airport, KS | WIND OCCURRED WITH SHOWERS. NO LIGHTNING/THUNDER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE WIND GUST. |
| Dec 15, 1:28 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Wichita Eisenhower Airp, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Nne Sylvan Grove, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:38 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 N Arkansas City, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:43 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marion, KS | LARGE TREE KNOCKED DOWN AGAINST A HOUSE. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Dec 15, 1:46 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 75 | Lincoln, KS | VERY POOR VISIBILITY NOTED AS WELL. |
| Dec 15, 1:51 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 N Sylvan Grove, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:55 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | Ellinwood, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Benton, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:04 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 S Wichita Eisenhower, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:06 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 N Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:17 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Russell, KS | ROOF OFF AN OUTBUILDING NEAR SOUTH WINDSOR. |
| Dec 15, 2:19 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lincoln, KS | POWER LINE WITH TRANSFORMER DOWN LEANING IN LINCOLN CENTER AT 5TH AND LOST ST. RAILROAD CROSSING ARM SNAPPED. SCATTERED REPORTS OF FALLEN SMALLER TREE LIMBS. |
| Dec 15, 2:26 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Lincoln, KS | POWER POLES DOWN. |
| Dec 15, 2:34 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 S Glendale, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:36 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Wichita Eisenhower Airp, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 85 | 1 Nne Russell Airport, KS | SUSTAINED AT 50KTS AS WELL. |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Wsw Whitewater, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:43 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Partridge, KS | SEMI ROLLOVER ON US-50. |
| Dec 15, 2:54 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 82 | 3 Ssw Salina, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Augusta, KS | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. |
| Dec 15, 2:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 E Newton, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 E Hutchinson, KS | |
| Dec 15, 3:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Ssw Ash Grove, KS | |
| Dec 15, 3:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 95 | 3 Ene New Cambria, KS | MESONET STATION UR445 3.2 E NEW CAMBRIA (UPR). |
| Dec 15, 3:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 N Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 15, 3:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Leon, KS | SEMI BLOWN OVER. |
| Dec 15, 3:22 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 59 | Lyons, KS | |
| Dec 15, 3:23 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellinwood, KS | TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. VIA MPING. |
| Dec 15, 3:26 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Wsw Glendale, KS | 1-FT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED, VISIBILITY 1 1/2 MILES. |
| Dec 15, 3:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Goessel, KS | DELAYED REPORT. SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF. POWER OUT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. TREE LIMBS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 15, 3:32 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 64 | Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 15, 3:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Ese Bel Aire, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 1933 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
080 WWUS83 KICT 142021 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 221 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091-092-151130- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0008.211215T1800Z-211216T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0013.211215T1500Z-211216T0300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- 221 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 082...083...091 AND 092... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from 9 AM to 9 PM CST Wednesday. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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. && $$ KSZ071-072-093>095-098-099-151130- /O.CON.KICT.FW.A.0008.211215T1800Z-211216T0300Z/ Woodson-Allen-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Chautauqua-Montgomery- 221 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 072 AND 099... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 19 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Metzger
3 follow-up statements
302 WWUS83 KICT 150909 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 KSZ071-072-095-099-151015- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.A.0008.211215T1800Z-211216T0300Z/ Woodson-Allen-Wilson-Montgomery- 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 071...072...095 AND 099... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. Higher relative humidity values in far southeast Kansas will limit the fire threat despite strong winds being in place so the risk of critical fire weather conditions is lower. $$ KSZ093-094-098-160015- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0008.211215T1800Z-211216T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.FW.W.0013.211215T1500Z-211216T0300Z/ Cowley-Elk-Chautauqua- 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 093...094 AND 098... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 9 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091-092-160015- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0013.211215T1500Z-211216T0300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR CATASTROPHIC GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052... 053...067...068...069...070...082...083...091 AND 092... * Catastrophic Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Southwest 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 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. && $$
996 WWUS83 KICT 152143 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 343 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-160300- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-211216T0300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Cowley-Elk-Chautauqua- 343 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069... 070...082...083...091...092...093...094 AND 098... * Catastrophic Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Ketcham
531 WWUS83 KICT 160211 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 811 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-160315- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-211216T0300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Cowley-Elk-Chautauqua- 811 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050... 051...052...053...067...068...069...070...082...083...091...092... 093...094 AND 098... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Relative humidity values have recovered and wind speeds continue to diminish so the red flag warning has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:14 AM CST | High Wind Warning | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 14 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:16 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Harper, Labette and 5 more | 30 hr |
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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.