Rawlins

... Red flag warning in effect from noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ today to
9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening for wind and low relative
humidity for fire weather zones 001... 002... 013... 014... 015...
027... 028... 029... 041... 042... 079... 252... 253 and 254...

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a red flag
warning for wind and low relative humidity... which is in effect
from noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ today to 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this
evening.

* Affected area... in Colorado... fire weather zone 252 Yuma...
fire weather zone 253 Kit Carson and fire weather zone 254
Cheyenne co. In Kansas... fire weather zone 001 Cheyenne KS...
fire weather zone 002 Rawlins... fire weather zone 013
Sherman... fire weather zone 014 Thomas... fire weather zone 015
Sheridan... fire weather zone 027 Wallace... fire weather zone
028 Logan... fire weather zone 029 Gove... fire weather zone 041
Greeley and fire weather zone 042 Wichita. In Nebraska... fire
weather zone 079 Dundy.

* Winds... southwest to west at 15 to 35 mph with gusts of 25 to 50 mph.

* Relative humidity... 10 to 20 percent.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds and low relative humidity will create explosive fire
growth potential.



For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit...

... Records broken across the tri state area...

A record high temperature of 102 degrees was set at Hill City Kansas
today. This breaks the old record of 99 degrees set in 1912.

A record high temperature of 102 degrees was set at McCook Nebraska
today. This breaks the old record of 98 degrees set in 1967.

A record high temperature of 97 degrees was tied at Goodland Kansas
today. This ties the old record of 97 degrees set in 2006.

A record high temperature of 95 degrees was tied at Burlington Colorado
today. This ties the old record of 95 degrees set in 2006.

An unofficial record high temperature of 99 degrees was set at Colby
Kansas today. This breaks the old record of 98 degrees set in 1967.
This reading is from an unofficial weather station. Official data
are reported by National Weather Service cooperative observers at
the end of the month.

05/26/2012 1116 PM

Atwood, Rawlins County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m74.00 mph, reported by mesonet.


            Ksn weatherlab





05/26/2012 1116 PM

Atwood, Rawlins County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m69 mph, reported by mesonet.


            Ksn weatherlab





05/26/2012 1135 PM

Ludell, Rawlins County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m68 mph, reported by mesonet.


            Enhanced by thunderstorm outflow





05/26/2012 1114 PM

1 miles N of Atwood, Rawlins County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m62 mph, reported by AWOS.


            Measured at the AWOS





05/26/2012 1053 PM

9 miles SSE of Atwood, Rawlins County.

Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by broadcast media.


            Winds blew out window of garage, visibility of 100 yards
            in blowing dust. Relayed by ksn.