A wildfire started and lasted through the evening in Kearny county.
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A wildfire started and lasted through the evening in Kearny county.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 3, 5:35 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 535 PM CST Mon Mar 3 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - A line of t-storms will develop this evening across south central Kansas, with gusty winds as high as 60 mph and small hail. - A high wind warning is in effect for central and southwest Kansas for Tuesday. Blowing dust may occur in the afternoon across west central Kansas. - Precipitation amounts will be small and in the form or rain showers changing to light snow Tuesday afternoon and evening. - The next upper level system will traverse the plains later Thursday and Friday. Significant precipitation is unlikely. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 322 PM CST Mon Mar 3 2025 Low level moisture was advecting northward into southern Kansas this afternoon. A dry line marked the western edge of the moisture. An upper level trough will approach the high plains this evening, with mid level cooling overtaking the dryline by 03-04 UTC. Expect a line of t-storms to form from Stafford county south into eastern Edwards and Comanche counties by 9-10 pm and rapidly sweep eastward. Hail to quarter size and wind gusts to 60 mph are possible with these storms, with highest chances in Pratt and Barber counties. The storms will be elevated above a low level stable layer and so qlcs tornadoes are not favored with any line that forms. Very strong winds will develop by 15z in the wake of a cold front as a deep surface cyclone moves eastward. The NBM indicates 30-60% chances for 60+ mph wind gusts, especially along and west of a line from Ashland to Dodge City to WaKeeney. However, winds tend to stronger than expected here on the high plains. The 90th percentile of the NBM indicates 70% chances of 60+ mph winds out west, and this seems more reasonable given the synoptic situation and experience with wind on the high plains. Slightly weaker winds are expected in central Kansas, but still high enough for high wind warning conditions. Southwest Kansas will be in the dry slot of the storm system, but some light rain may form in the wraparound region on the back side of the low, and change to light snow during the evening before ending. No significant snow accumulations are predicted. Areas of blowing dust are likely, especially across west central Kansas, which could restrict visibilities at times. As far as temperatures go, this system will not tap arctic air, but it will be much cooler in the wake of the front, especially given the high winds. Temperatures will not drop very far tonight ahead of the front, but won't rise very much Tuesday behind the front. Temperatures well below freezing are expected Tuesday night, along with continued gusty winds, resulting in wind chills in the teens and single digits by 6 am Wednesday. Temperatures will warm into the upper 40s and lower 50s by Wednesday afternoon. The next upper level system will traverse the plains by later Thursday and Friday. However, the grand ensemble indicates 10% or less chance of .1" or greater of precipitation in the form of rain or melted snow. After this system passes a warming trend can be expected by next Sunday, with highs in the 60s and 70s. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 534 PM CST Mon Mar 3 2025 A cold pool aloft to the northwest of the region will force a Pacific front into the region This Evening bringing higher momentum winds in the boundary layer. Those winds will bring intense gusts early Tuesday as the insolation warms the surface layer enough to mix out the momentum. But before that, as the front interacts with a little deeper moisture values over the far southeast, a line of convection will rapidly develop somewhere around Medicine Lodge, KS before moving rapidly eastward into central Kansas and northern OK. VFR cigs and vsby overnight with persistent south-southeasterly gusts around 25-28 knots. Look for much strong northwesterly gusts on Tuesday morning in the 50 to 55 knots range, commonly and gusts over 60 knots not out of the question. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 415 AM CST Mon Mar 3 2025 The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning, and we have added in Seward, Kearny, and Haskell as the dry intrusion air stream advances east through the evening with continued 15% RH or less well after sunset as west-southwesterly winds remain quite strong in the 20 to 30 mph range. Conditions late this afternoon may be extremely critical at times across Morton and Stanton counties in particular, so our fire manager partners across these counties in particular will need to be cognizant of the dangerous combination of 40+ mph wind gusts and RH values as low as 10% for a couple hours late this afternoon. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning from noon Tuesday to midnight CST Tuesday night for KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078>081-088>090. High Wind Warning from 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ Tuesday to midnight CST /11 PM MST/ Tuesday night for KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077- 084>087. Red Flag Warning until 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ this evening for KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086. && DISCUSSION...Finch AVIATION...Russell FIRE WEATHER...Umscheid
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 506 AM CST Mon Mar 3 2025 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-041115- Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 506 AM CST Mon Mar 3 2025 /406 AM MST Mon Mar 3 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas, south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Red Flag Warning is in effect for critical fire weather conditions forecast to develop across far southwest Kansas ahead of a powerful early spring storm system. Please refer to the latest Fire Weather Message for more detailed information. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is forecast to develop across south central Kansas, including Barber County, late this evening. The greatest risk will be damaging wind gusts and perhaps an isolated tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday A High Wind Watch remains in effect for all of southwest and west central Kansas, as well as south central Kansas. Widespread wind gusts of 60 mph or greater are forecast across the entire region with sporadic 70 mph wind gusts possible between Highway 283 and the Colorado line Tuesday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Storm spotters may be needed across south central Kansas, particularly Barber County late this evening.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Fire department called in with an active wildfire ongoing 8 miles north of Deerfield.
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