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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO

February 8, 202417 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Feb 8, 2024, 2:12 AM CST for 17 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Feb 8, 2024, 12:00 PM CST. 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
Feb 8, 2024, 2:12 AM CST (08:12 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2024, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 8, 2024, 7:54 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Feb 7, 5:28 PM CST, 8 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 5:28 PM CST, 8 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 12:58 PM CST, 13 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1258 PM CST Wed Feb 7 2024

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-081900-
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-
Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-
Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
1258 PM CST Wed Feb 7 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited non thunderstorm wind risk.
  Elevated fire weather risk.

DISCUSSION...

Gusty southwesterly winds will develop tonight with gusts of 25
to 35 mph, especially west of Highway 65.

Very high grass fire conditions continue this afternoon and
evening, especially west of Highway 65 as low humidity combines
with increasing winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Gusty southwesterly winds will develop Thursday with gusts of 35
to 45 mph for areas along and west of a Joplin to Springfield to
Osage Beach line.

Significant to locally extreme grass fire conditions are expected
on Thursday west of Highway 65.

While winds decrease some on Friday, it will remain warm and dry
enough for a continued very high grass fire danger.

There is a 30 to 50 percent chance of rain and snow Sunday into
Sunday night however confidence in this system remains low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at:
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket

This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.