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Clay County Sheriff's Office
Thursday March 20th, 2014 :: 07:40 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Red flag warning in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening for low humidities and gusty winds for fire weather zones.

Affected area...in Kansas...fire weather zone 025 Atchison KS... fire weather zone 057 Miami...fire weather zone 060 Linn KS... fire weather zone 102 Doniphan...fire weather zone 103 Leavenworth...fire weather zone 104 Wyandotte and fire weather zone 105 Johnson KS. In Missouri...fire weather zone 020 Buchanan...fire weather zone 021 Clinton...fire weather zone 028 Platte...fire weather zone 029 Clay...fire weather zone 030 ray...fire weather zone 037 Jackson...fire weather zone 038 Lafayette...fire weather zone 043 Cass...fire weather zone 044 Johnson MO...fire weather zone 053 Bates and fire weather zone 054 Henry.

Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts to 30 mph.

Timing...early afternoon through early evening.

Relative humidity...as low as 18 percent.

Temperatures...upper 60s to around 70 degrees.

Impacts...any fires...particularly over grassy areas...will have high probability of spreading rapidly from southwest to northeast. Outdoor burning should be avoided. 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.

Address/Location
Clay County Sheriff's Office
12 S Water St
Liberty, MO 64068

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-407-3700

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