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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Apr 17, 2022, 2:45 AM CDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 17, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 17, 2022, 2:45 AM CDT (07:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2022, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
Counties Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 2026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
455 WWUS83 KGID 170745 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 245 AM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Forecast Today... NEZ039-046-060-061-072-073-082-083-171800- /O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0018.220417T1800Z-220418T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0021.220417T1800Z-220418T0200Z/ Valley-Sherman-Dawson-Buffalo-Gosper-Phelps-Furnas-Harlan- 245 AM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039, 046, 060, 061, 072, 073, 082 AND 083... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Use extreme caution if engaging in activities that could result in fire ignition. 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. && $$ Heinlein
3 follow-up statements
263 WWUS83 KGID 171427 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 927 AM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected This Afternoon Into Early Evening...... NEZ039-046-060-061-072-073-082-083-180200- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0021.220417T1800Z-220418T0200Z/ Valley-Sherman-Dawson-Buffalo-Gosper-Phelps-Furnas-Harlan- 927 AM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039, 046, 060, 061, 072, 073, 082 AND 083... * WINDS...Initially from the southwest at 10 to 20 MPH, but then switching to out of the north-northwest at 15 to 20 MPH with gusts to around 30 MPH from late this afternoon into this evening. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Use extreme caution if engaging in activities that could result in fire ignition. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Pfannkuch
188 WWUS83 KGID 172043 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 343 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Possible Late This Afternoon Into Early Evening... NEZ039-046-060-061-072-073-082-083-180200- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220418T0200Z/ Valley-Sherman-Dawson-Buffalo-Gosper-Phelps-Furnas-Harlan- 343 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039, 046, 060, 061, 072, 073, 082 AND 083... * WINDS...Shifting to out of the north-northwest at 15 to 20 MPH with gusts up to around 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as around 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Use extreme caution if engaging in activities that could result in fire ignition. 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. && $$ Pfannkuch
522 WWUS83 KGID 180156 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 856 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 NEZ039-046-060-061-072-073-082-083-180300- /O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220418T0200Z/ Valley-Sherman-Dawson-Buffalo-Gosper-Phelps-Furnas-Harlan- 856 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039, 046, 060, 061, 072, 073, 082 AND 083... Relative humdity is improving though winds are still a little elevated. $$
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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.