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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
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  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Wichita, Kansas

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Russell, KS; Lincoln, KS; Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Saline, KS; Rice, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Reno, KS; Harvey, KS; Kingman, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Harper, KS; Sumner, KS

Red Flag Warning issued March 12 at 1:58AM CDT until March 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Areas Affected: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Reno; Harvey; Kingman; Sedgwick; Harper; Sumner

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 1:58am CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 1:58am CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 6:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Wichita KS

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...

* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to
spread quickly and behave erratically.

Information: 
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.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this fire weather product.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5343e0e99505a57a6ca76ffec4fab1f4e8b65c4c.002.1
Codes: KSZ032, KSZ033, KSZ047, KSZ048, KSZ049, KSZ050, KSZ051, KSZ052, KSZ067, KSZ068, KSZ082, KSZ083, KSZ091, KSZ092
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5343e0e99505a57a6ca76ffec4fab1f4e8b65c4c.002.1