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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Dec 1, 2022, 2:07 PM CST for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 2, 2022, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 1, 2022, 2:07 PM CST (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2022, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2022, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 2, 5:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Russell Airport, KS | ASOS STATION KRSL RUSSELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 2, 5:28 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 W Great Bend Airport, KS | AWOS STATION KGBD GREAT BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 516 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
316 WWUS83 KICT 012007 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 207 PM CST Thu Dec 1 2022 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-021115- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0021.221202T1800Z-221203T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno- 207 PM CST Thu Dec 1 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032, 033, 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, AND 067... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM CST Friday. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$
3 follow-up statements
159 WWUS83 KICT 020836 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 236 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-022345- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0021.221202T1800Z-221203T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno- 236 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032, 033, 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, AND 067... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 17 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Metzger
401 WWUS83 KICT 022137 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 337 PM CST Fri Dec 2 2022 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-030000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-221203T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno- 337 PM CST Fri Dec 2 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032, 033, 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, AND 067... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...Is forecast. * Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph with winds expected to flip around to the northwest between 4:30 pm and 6 pm, which could make fighting any ongoing fires difficult. * Relative Humidity...As low as 16 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control especially when the winds shift. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$
672 WWUS83 KICT 022356 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 556 PM CST Fri Dec 2 2022 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-030100- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-221203T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno- 556 PM CST Fri Dec 2 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032, 033, 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, AND 067... Relative humidity values have increased across the warned area, therefore the red flag warning will be allowed to expire at 6 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 3:21 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:12 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 34 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.