Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 8, 2021, 2:21 AM CST for 13 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 8, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 8, 2021, 2:21 AM CST (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 2520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
561 WWUS83 KSGF 080821 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 221 AM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-090000- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0002.210308T1800Z-210309T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Barton- Cedar-Polk-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Newton-Lawrence-McDonald- 221 AM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 073, 077, 078, 079, 088, 089, 090, 093, 094, 097, 101, AND 101... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 066, 067, 068, 077, 078, 079, 088, 089, 090, 093, 094, and 101. * WIND...Sustained southwest winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...20 to 30 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
885 WWUS83 KSGF 082133 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 333 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-090000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210309T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Barton- Cedar-Polk-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Newton-Lawrence-McDonald- 333 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 073, 077, 078, 079, 088, 089, 090, 093, 094, 097, 101, AND 101... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 066, 067, 068, 077, 078, 079, 088, 089, 090, 093, 094, and 101. * WIND...Sustained southwest winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...20 to 30 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Lindenberg
213 WWUS83 KSGF 082355 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 555 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...Red Flag Warning Expires at 6pm... .Fire weather conditions were improving over extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks this evening. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 6pm. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-090100- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210309T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Barton- Cedar-Polk-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Newton-Lawrence-McDonald- 555 PM CST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 066, 067, 068, 073, 077, 078, 079, 088, 089, 090, 093, 094, 097, 101, AND 101... Fire weather conditions were improving over extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks this evening. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 6pm. $$ Cramer
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.