Weather Alert in Kansas
Red Flag Warning issued March 20 at 11:34PM MDT until March 22 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Logan; Gove; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
DESCRIPTION: Persistently dry conditions and southwesterly wind gusts up to 30 mph are forecast along with record high temperatures. Strongest winds are forecast from around 1pm-6pm central time. A brief lull in the wind is forecast in the early evening before increasing again during the late evening. Towards the latter part of the warning, a cold front shifting the winds to the north with wind gusts around 45 mph is forecast to move through, this could reinvigorate any smolder fires. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock and 081 Red Willow. * TIMING...From 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ Saturday to 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with frequent gusts up to 30 mph and occasional gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
INSTRUCTION: Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on dry grass or brush. Maintain vehicle brakes and tires and secure tow chains to avoid dragging. Never toss lit cigarettes onto the ground.
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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?
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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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