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City of Medicine Lodge, KS
Monday February 14th, 2022 :: 12:01 p.m. CST

Alert

Red Flag Warning until 06:00PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning For wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM CST Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman... Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber.

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...Afternoon minimum values of 10 to 20%.

* Impacts...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of control quickly. Avoid outdoor activities that involve sparks or flames. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ELLIS ... RUSH ... KEARNY ... FINNEY ... HODGEMAN ... PAWNEE ... STAFFORD ... STANTON ... GRANT ... HASKELL ... GRAY ... FORD ... EDWARDS ... KIOWA ... PRATT ... MORTON ... STEVENS ... SEWARD ... MEADE ... CLARK ... COMANCHE ... BARBER

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
City of Medicine Lodge, KS
114 W 1st Ave
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-886-3908

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Red Flag Warning

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