- Effective:
- 2025-02-28T02:37:00-06:00
- Expires:
- 2025-02-28T20:00:00-06:00
- Certainty:
- Likely
- Event:
- Red Flag Warning
- Type:
- Alert
- Severity:
- Severe
- Urgency:
- Expected
- Areas:
- Atchison; Miami; Linn; Doniphan; Leavenworth; Wyandotte; Johnson; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Mercer; Putnam; Schuyler; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb; Daviess; Grundy; Sullivan; Adair; Buchanan; Clinton; Caldwell; Livingston; Linn; Macon; Platte; Clay; Ray; Carroll; Chariton; Randolph; Jackson; Lafayette; Saline; Howard; Cass; Johnson; Pettis; Cooper; Bates; Henry
The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity,
which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CST this
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zones 025, 057, 060,
102, 103, 104 and 105. In Missouri, Fire Weather Zones 001,
002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015,
016, 017, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 028, 029, 030, 031,
032, 033, 037, 038, 039, 040, 043, 044, 045, 046, 053 and 054.
* TIMING...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* WIND...Westerly becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 mph with gusts
up to 30 to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.
Instruction: 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.