Hazardous Weather Outlook for Cimarron, Kansas
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
456 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening with
large hail, damaging winds and possibly tornadoes. The best chance
of severe weather is along and east of a line from WaKeeney to
Dodge City to Coldwater.
Critical fire weather conditions are forecast for today across far
southwestern Kansas with low humidity and strong southwest winds.
See the fire weather message (TOPRFWDDC) for details.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Red Flag Warning for Cimarron, Kansas
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather
Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather
Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather
Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather
Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather
Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade.
* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of
control quickly given intense south to southwest winds and
continued dry fuels.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.