Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2018
101 red flag warnings in 2018. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 101
- Busiest month
- March47 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 14, 20188 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 9:35 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:10 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:10 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 16 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:23 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Linn, Miami | 16 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:52 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 11 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:59 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Wallace and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 11 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:13 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Ford, Grant, Gray and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:23 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 7 hr |
| Jan 29, 10:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper and 7 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:36 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 8 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:54 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage | 5 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:26 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 16 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:26 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:26 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harvey and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks | 8 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:46 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:15 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:55 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Washington | 14 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:11 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 4 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:59 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:02 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Ellis, Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell and 12 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:15 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:20 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:26 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 16 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:29 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Marshall, Morris and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:15 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Ellis, Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell and 9 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:01 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 13 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harvey, Lincoln, McPherson, Marion and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:26 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:22 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:56 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:00 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:18 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:13 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Franklin and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:20 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:24 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 28 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:09 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:00 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant and 17 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:17 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:14 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:02 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:06 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:03 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:36 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 12 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks | 17 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 10 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:01 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Dickinson, Franklin, Geary, Lyon and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:58 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 15 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:39 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 16 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:33 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton | 16 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Greeley | 15 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Finney, Ford, Grant and 14 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:22 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 14 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:28 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 32 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Meade, Morton and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace, Wichita | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:43 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 19 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Ellsworth and 12 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 28 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:14 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 16 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:45 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Sheridan, Wichita | 16 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:02 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:02 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 66 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 66 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 16 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:07 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 17 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:38 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 11 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Pratt | 16 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:55 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:29 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton, Seward and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 19 more | 54 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman and 3 more | 53 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 8 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:59 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton | 32 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:14 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 32 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:01 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens | 29 hr |
| May 2, 3:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 12 hr |
| May 11, 1:33 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Morton, Seward, Stevens | 19 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Morton County29
- Stanton County27
- Stevens County26
- Seward County24
- Grant County23
- Hamilton County23
- Haskell County23
- Ford County21
- Gray County21
- Kearny County21
- Meade County21
- Clark County20
- Finney County20
- Comanche County19
- Greeley County19
- Barber County18
- Hodgeman County18
- Kiowa County18
- Lane County18
- Ness County18
- Wallace County18
- Scott County17
- Wichita County17
- Edwards County16
- Pawnee County16
- Pratt County16
- Rush County16
- Gove County16
- Logan County16
- Stafford County15
- Barton County15
- Sherman County15
- Ellis County14
- Russell County14
- Trego County13
- Harvey County13
- Marion County13
- Reno County13
- Butler County12
- Elk County12
65 more counties
- Ellsworth County12
- Greenwood County12
- Kingman County12
- Lincoln County12
- McPherson County12
- Rice County12
- Sedgwick County12
- Woodson County12
- Sheridan County12
- Thomas County12
- Chase County11
- Cowley County11
- Harper County11
- Sumner County11
- Graham County11
- Chautauqua County10
- Saline County10
- Wilson County10
- Rooks County10
- Montgomery County9
- Osborne County9
- Phillips County9
- Allen County8
- Neosho County8
- Cheyenne County8
- Labette County7
- Bourbon County7
- Cherokee County7
- Crawford County7
- Dickinson County7
- Geary County7
- Lyon County7
- Morris County7
- Ottawa County7
- Mitchell County7
- Norton County7
- Rawlins County7
- Anderson County6
- Clay County6
- Cloud County6
- Coffey County6
- Franklin County6
- Osage County6
- Riley County6
- Wabaunsee County6
- Decatur County6
- Pottawatomie County5
- Jewell County5
- Smith County5
- Shawnee County4
- Republic County4
- Washington County4
- Linn County3
- Miami County3
- Douglas County3
- Jackson County3
- Marshall County2
- Atchison County2
- Doniphan County2
- Johnson County2
- Leavenworth County2
- Wyandotte County2
- Jefferson County2
- Brown County1
- Nemaha County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.