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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Dec 14, 2021, 1:37 PM CST for 21 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 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, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 21 counties
Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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, 12:08 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ne Woodbine, KS | MESONET STATION FW3077 WOODBINE. |
| Dec 15, 12:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Wsw Morrill, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:32 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Topeka, KS | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 15, 12:32 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Topeka, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM TOPEKA. REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 15, 12:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 E Clay Center, KS | MESONET STATION EW5822 CLAY CENTER. |
| Dec 15, 12:52 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ne Ogden, KS | ASOS STATION KMHK MANHATTAN. |
| Dec 15, 1:22 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ene Latimer, KS | MESONET STATION UP349 1.2 E LATIMER (UPR). |
| Dec 15, 1:52 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ne Ogden, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:52 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Ne Ogden, KS | ASOS STATION KMHK MANHATTAN. |
| Dec 15, 1:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Wsw Berryton, KS | ASOS STATION KFOE TOPEKA FORBES. |
| Dec 15, 1:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Ssw Emporia, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Sse Concordia, KS | ASOS STATION KCNK CONCORDIA. |
| Dec 15, 2:02 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Enterprise, KS | FENCE DAMAGE, 1-INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN, AND SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A FEW HOUSES. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Dec 15, 2:16 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Ssw Emporia, KS | ASOS STATION KEMP EMPORIA. |
| Dec 15, 2:28 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 84 | 2 Ne Courtland, KS | LARGE ASH TREE DOWN. BENT METAL BASKETBALL POLE IN HALF. |
| Dec 15, 2:31 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Sse Concordia, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2 SSE CONCORDIA. |
| Dec 15, 2:31 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Sse Concordia, KS | . |
| Dec 15, 2:31 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Sse Concordia, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:32 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ene Ada, KS | 4 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Dec 15, 2:34 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Delphos, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5 E DELPHOS. BLOWN-OVER SEMI AT MILE MARKER 183 ON US-81. DELAYED REPORT. CORRECTED TIME BASED OFF OF RADAR. |
| Dec 15, 2:35 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 75 | 2 Sse Concordia, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Minneapolis, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM MINNEAPOLIS. POWER LINES AND TRANSFORMERS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Minneapolis, KS | POWER LINES AND TRANSFORMERS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | Culver, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 78 | Concordia, KS | MESONET STATION K5CNC US-81 @ REPUBLICAN R. CONCORDIA. |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Emporia, KS | WIND-RELATED SEMI-ROLLOVER AT INTERSTATE 35 AT MILE MARKER 133. DELAYED REPORT. |
| Dec 15, 2:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Culver, KS | TIN ROOF ROLLED BACK ON BUILDING, 6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN, AND FENCE DOWN. |
| Dec 15, 2:47 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Bennington, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 WSW BENNINGTON. BLOWN-OVER SEMI AT MILE MARKER 165 ON US-81. DELAYED REPORT. TIME CORRECTED BASED ON RADAR DATA. |
| Dec 15, 2:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ene Topeka, KS | ASOS STATION KTOP TOPEKA. |
| Dec 15, 2:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 N New Strawn, KS | AWOS STATION KUKL BURLINGTON. |
| Dec 15, 2:56 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Clyde, KS | PEA SIZED HAIL, 8IN DIAMETER TREE DOWN, 0 VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND DIRT. |
| Dec 15, 2:56 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 75 | Miltonvale, KS | |
| Dec 15, 3:00 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 85 | 2 E Clay Center, KS | MESONET STATION EW5822 CLAY CENTER. |
| Dec 15, 3:02 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Agenda, KS | TWO 8 INCH LIMBS ARE DOWN. |
| Dec 15, 3:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 E Blue Rapids, KS | MESONET STATION K5BRP US-77 @ BLUE R. BLUE RAPIDS. |
| Dec 15, 3:12 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Sw Abilene, KS | DELAYED REPORT: AWOS STATION KK78 ABILENE. |
| Dec 15, 3:14 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Morrowville, KS | DEAD TREES KNOCKED OVER, 12 INCH DIAMETER. |
| Dec 15, 3:18 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Clay Center, KS | METAL GRAIN BINS DAMAGED; TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 15, 3:39 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ene Grandview Plaza, KS | AWOS STATION KFRI FT RILEY MARSHAL. |
| Dec 15, 3:39 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 5 Ene Chapman, KS | DELAYED REPORT: MESONET STATION UP824 4.8 E CHAPMAN (UPR). |
| Dec 15, 3:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Manhattan, KS | SOCIAL MEDIA POST SHOWED HALF OF 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN. |
| Dec 15, 3:47 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Junction City, KS | METAL SIGNS BENT, SIDING OFF BUILDINGS, DAMAGE TO HANGERS AT JUNCTION CITY AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 3:49 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Grandview Plaza, KS | EM REPORTS SEVERE DAMAGE. MOTEL ROOF BLOWN OFF AND INTO OTHER BUILDINGS, POWER OUTAGES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Dec 15, 3:52 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Ne Ogden, KS | ASOS STATION KMHK MANHATTAN. |
| Dec 15, 3:53 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Herington, KS | 7 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN. 70 MPH WINDS. |
| Dec 15, 3:53 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Manhattan, KS | DELAYED REPORT. RESIDENT IN EAST MANHATTAN SHARED PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. ALSO REPORTED ROOF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 15, 3:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Ssw Emporia, KS | ASOS STATION KEMP EMPORIA. |
| Dec 15, 3:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ne Marysville, KS | ASOS STATION KMYZ MARYSVILLE. |
| Dec 15, 3:56 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 94 | 1 Ene Grandview Plaza, KS | AWOS STATION KFRI FT RILEY MARSHAL. |
| Dec 15, 3:58 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Manhattan, KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Bennington, KS | BLOWN-OVER SEMI AT MILE MARKER 165 ON US-81. DELAYED REPORT. |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Topeka, KS | WOODEN POWER POLE BROKEN AT THE BASE. |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Topeka, KS | WOODEN POWER POLE BROKEN AT THE BASE AT 29TH AND SW TOPEKA BLVD. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Dec 15, 4:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 6 Nw Frankfort, KS | DELAYED REPORT: MESONET STATION UR408 5.5 NW FRANKFORT (UPR). |
| Dec 15, 4:04 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Manhattan, KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. |
| Dec 15, 4:08 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W White City, KS | ROOFS PEELING OFF BUILDINGS, SIDE OF METAL BUILDING GOT BLOWN OUT. |
| Dec 15, 4:15 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 75 | 6 Sse Saint George, KS | |
| Dec 15, 4:20 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | 4 S Corning, KS | |
| Dec 15, 4:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 E Emporia, KS | DELAYED REPORT: MESONET STATION K5EMP I-35 @ NEOSHO R. EMPORIA. |
| Dec 15, 4:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 90 | Concordia, KS | DELAYED REPORT: MESONET STATION K5CNC US-81 @ REPUBLICAN R. 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, 7.6 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
- 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.
915 WWUS83 KTOP 141937 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 137 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054-055-058-151100- /O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0007.211215T1800Z-211216T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0011.211215T1800Z-211216T0300Z/ Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Coffey- 137 PM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, AND 058... The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CST Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, and 058. * WIND...Southerly winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. Winds become westerly by early evening. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated thunderstorms are possible across eastern Kansas during the late afternoon or early evening. * 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. && $$ MF
3 follow-up statements
602 WWUS83 KTOP 150948 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 348 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054-055-058-160000- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0011.211215T1800Z-211216T0300Z/ Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Coffey- 348 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, AND 058... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, and 058. * WIND...Southerly winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. Winds become westerly by early evening. * HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated thunderstorms are possible across eastern Kansas during the late afternoon or early evening. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ AJ
399 WWUS83 KTOP 152359 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 559 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054-055-058-160300- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-211216T0300Z/ Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Coffey- 559 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, AND 058... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, and 058. * WIND...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 90 mph expected. * HUMIDITY...As low as 20 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. && $$
644 WWUS83 KTOP 160247 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 847 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054-055-058-160400- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-211216T0300Z/ Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Coffey- 847 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, AND 058... Winds will steadily decrease this evening and become more northwesterly. Humidity levels will range from 40 to 50 percent through the night. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2:22 AM CST | High Wind Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:27 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 15 more | 11 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.