Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2021, 3:53 AM CDT for 10 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 31, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 31, 2021, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 537 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
096 WWUS83 KSGF 310853 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Springfield MO 353 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 MOZ055>058-068>071-080-081-010000- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0004.210331T1700Z-210401T0000Z/ Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Dallas- Laclede- 353 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 057, 058, 068, 069, 070, 071, 080, AND 081... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Missouri...Fire weather zones 055, 056, 057, 058, 068, 069, 070, 071, 080, and 081. * WIND...Northwest 15 to 20 MPH with gusts up to 20 to 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 percent or below. * TEMPERATURES...In the low to middle 50s. * 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. && $$ Hatch
1 follow-up statement
150 WWUS83 KSGF 010000 AAA RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Springfield MO 700 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 MOZ055>058-068>071-080-081-010100- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210401T0000Z/ Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Dallas- Laclede- 700 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 057, 058, 068, 069, 070, 071, 080, AND 081... While elevated to significant fire weather conditions will persist into the late evening, winds have diminished quite a bit and humidity levels will continue to increase through the night. The red flag warning will be allowed to expire at 7 pm. $$ Burchfield
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:54 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | SGF | Benton, Camden, Christian, Dallas, Dent, Douglas and 17 more | 12 hr |
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.