Weather Alert in Kansas
Red Flag Warning issued March 26 at 1:37PM CDT until March 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Ottawa; Dickinson; Geary; Morris; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Lyon
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR CONTINUED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Friday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 008 Republic, Fire Weather Zone 009 Washington, Fire Weather Zone 010 Marshall, Fire Weather Zone 011 Nemaha, Fire Weather Zone 012 Brown, Fire Weather Zone 020 Cloud, Fire Weather Zone 021 Clay, Fire Weather Zone 022 Riley, Fire Weather Zone 023 Pottawatomie, Fire Weather Zone 024 Jackson, Fire Weather Zone 034 Ottawa, Fire Weather Zone 035 Dickinson, Fire Weather Zone 036 Geary, Fire Weather Zone 037 Morris, Fire Weather Zone 038 Wabaunsee, Fire Weather Zone 039 Shawnee and Fire Weather Zone 054 Lyon. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Today, shifting from the southwest to the northeast at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. For Friday, north winds at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. For Saturday, south winds at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Today, between 20 and 30 percent. Friday, as low as 14 percent. Saturday, as low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
warn that severe weather is close.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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