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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2024, 2:05 PM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2024, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 14 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
- Feb 26, 2024, 2:05 PM CST (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2024, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 11:07 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Wsw Liberal, KS | AWOS station KLBL Liberal. |
| Feb 27, 11:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 Wsw Hugoton, KS | AWOS station KHQG Hugoton. |
| Feb 27, 11:23 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 9 Nw Wilburton, KS | Mesonet station CGLK1 Cimarron. |
| Feb 27, 11:33 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Wsw Hayne, KS | Mesonet station UP407 0.6 SW Hayne (UPR). |
| Feb 27, 11:34 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Ene Plains City, KS | Mesonet station UP332 2.2 E Plains City (UPR). |
| Feb 27, 11:40 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 5 Wnw Elkhart, KS | Mesonet station CW8810 Elkhart. |
| Feb 27, 11:42 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 5 Ne Meade, KS | Mesonet station UP367 4.9 NE Meade (UPR). |
| Feb 27, 11:43 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 E Medicine Lodge, KS | ASOS station KP28 Medicine Lodge. |
| Feb 27, 12:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Nnw Ulysses, KS | AWOS station KULS Ulysses. |
| Feb 27, 12:56 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS station KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport. |
| Feb 27, 1:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 3 W Bloom, KS | Mesonet station DW9907 Bloom. |
| Feb 27, 2:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 Wnw Elkhart, KS | Mesonet station CW8810 Elkhart. |
| Feb 27, 2:21 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS station KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport. |
| Feb 27, 3:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Medicine Lodge, KS |
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 39 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
- 4217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
626 WWUS83 KDDC 262005 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 205 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 KSZ084>089-271130- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240227T0000Z/ Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche- 205 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM CST Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. 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. && $$ KSZ080-081-090-271130- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ Kiowa-Pratt-Barber- 205 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM CST Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-270000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240227T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant- Haskell-Gray-Ford- 205 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 /105 PM MST Mon Feb 26 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray and Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
4 follow-up statements
460 WWUS83 KDDC 262032 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 232 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 KSZ074>078-270445- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240227T0000Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford- 232 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM CST Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray and Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ084>089-270445- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche- 232 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. 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. && $$ KSZ043>045-061>064-270000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240227T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- 232 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 /132 PM MST Mon Feb 26 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney and Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ080-081-090-270445- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ Kiowa-Pratt-Barber- 232 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
213 WWUS83 KDDC 270916 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 316 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 KSZ066-079-280000- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ Stafford-Edwards- 316 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford and Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards. * WINDS...West 25 to 30 mph, turning abruptly North mid afternoon with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ074>078-080-081-084>090-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward- Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 316 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph, turning abruptly North mid afternoon with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
255 WWUS83 KDDC 271502 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 902 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 KSZ066-074>081-084>090-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.240227T1700Z-240228T0000Z/ Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 902 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Open fires can quickly escape and are very difficult to control, even for experienced fire fighters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
683 WWUS83 KDDC 272333 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 533 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...Wildfire threat dimishing rapidly this evening... KSZ066-074>081-084>090-280045- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240228T0000Z/ Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 533 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... Intense north winds gusting near 40 mph at 530 pm will continue to bring colder temperatures and higher humidity this evening, and the winds themselves are expected to begin diminishing rapidly after sunset. As such, the red flag warning will be allowed to expire at 6 pm CST. $$ Turner For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
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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.