Weather Alert in Kansas

Recent Locations: Logan, KS

Red Flag Warning issued February 18 at 1:05PM CST until February 19 at 8:00PM CST by NWS Springfield MO

AREAS AFFECTED: Bourbon; Crawford; Cherokee; Benton; Morgan; Miller; Maries; Vernon; St. Clair; Hickory; Camden; Pulaski; Phelps; Barton; Cedar; Polk; Dallas; Laclede; Texas; Jasper; Dade; Greene; Webster; Wright; Newton; Lawrence; Christian; Douglas; Howell; McDonald; Barry; Stone; Taney; Ozark

DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CST Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Benton, Fire Weather Zone 056 Morgan, Fire Weather Zone 057 Miller, Fire Weather Zone 058 Maries, Fire Weather Zone 066 Vernon, Fire Weather Zone 067 St. Clair, Fire Weather Zone 068 Hickory, Fire Weather Zone 069 Camden, Fire Weather Zone 070 Pulaski, Fire Weather Zone 071 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 073 Bourbon, Fire Weather Zone 077 Barton, Fire Weather Zone 078 Cedar, Fire Weather Zone 079 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 080 Dallas, Fire Weather Zone 081 Laclede, Fire Weather Zone 082 Texas, Fire Weather Zone 088 Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 089 Dade, Fire Weather Zone 090 Greene, Fire Weather Zone 091 Webster, Fire Weather Zone 092 Wright, Fire Weather Zone 093 Newton, Fire Weather Zone 094 Lawrence, Fire Weather Zone 095 Christian, Fire Weather Zone 096 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone 097 Crawford, Fire Weather Zone 097 Howell, Fire Weather Zone 101 Cherokee, Fire Weather Zone 101 McDonald, Fire Weather Zone 102 Barry, Fire Weather Zone 103 Stone, Fire Weather Zone 104 Taney and Fire Weather Zone 105 Ozark. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM CST Thursday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 72. * 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.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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