Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Jan 13, 2021, 3:15 PM CST for 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 14, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 7 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
- Jan 13, 2021, 3:15 PM CST (21:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Morris County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Republic County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 11:03 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 5 Ne Woodbine, KS | MESONET STATION FW3077 WOODBINE. |
| Jan 14, 12:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Concordia, KS | MESONET STATION K5CNC US-81 @ REPUBLICAN R. CONCORDIA. |
| Jan 14, 1:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Concordia, KS | MESONET STATION K5CNC US-81 @ REPUBLICAN R. CONCORDIA. |
| Jan 14, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Sse Concordia, KS | ASOS STATION KCNK CONCORDIA. |
| Jan 14, 3:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 42 | 1 Ene Latimer, KS | MESONET STATION UP349 1.2 E LATIMER (UPR). |
| Jan 14, 3:08 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 5 Ne Woodbine, KS | MESONET STATION FW3077 WOODBINE. |
| Jan 14, 3:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Sse Concordia, KS | ASOS STATION KCNK CONCORDIA. |
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 2833 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
732 WWUS83 KTOP 132115 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 315 PM CST Wed Jan 13 2021 KSZ008-020-021-034>037-140515- /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0001.210114T1700Z-210115T0100Z/ Republic-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- 315 PM CST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY, STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 020, 021, 034, 035, 036, AND 037... The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM CST Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 008, 020, 021, 034, 035, 036, and 037. * WIND...Northwest winds sustained at 20 to 35 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values in the 20 to 25 percent range. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Vegetation is in a dormant state and is extremely susceptible to rapid fire spread. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
603 WWUS83 KTOP 142009 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 209 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 KSZ008-020-021-034>037-150000- /O.EXT.KTOP.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210115T0000Z/ Republic-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- 209 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 020, 021, 034, 035, 036, AND 037... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 008, 020, 021, 034, 035, 036, and 037. * WIND...Northwest winds sustained at 20 to 35 MPH with gusts up to 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values in the 20 to 25 percent range. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Vegetation is in a dormant state and is extremely susceptible to rapid fire spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
221 WWUS83 KTOP 150015 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 615 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 KSZ008-020-021-034>037-150115- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210115T0000Z/ Republic-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- 615 PM CST Thu Jan 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 020, 021, 034, 035, 036, AND 037... While winds will remain elevated, relative humidity will continue to slowly recover as temperatures cool throughout the evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2:38 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 16 more | 63 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:54 PM CST | High Wind Warning | TOP | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson and 8 more | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.