Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Aug 7, 2006, 3:57 AM MDT for 19 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Aug 7, 2006, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2006, 3:57 AM MDT (09:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 7, 2006, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2006, 8:53 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4301 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KBIS 070957 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 457 AM CDT MON AUG 7 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF WILDFIRES. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST TODAY. COVERAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MINIMAL. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL...CREATING THE ADDED DANGER OF LIGHTNING IGNITED WILDFIRES. NDZ009-010-017>021-031>035-040>046-071800- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0011.060807T1700Z-060808T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0021.060807T1700Z-060808T0300Z/ WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 457 AM CDT MON AUG 7 2006 /357 AM MDT MON AUG 7 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WEST TODAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTING IGNITED WILDFIRES. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JC
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KBIS 071956 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 256 PM CDT MON AUG 7 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF WILDFIRES. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL...CREATING THE ADDED DANGER OF LIGHTNING IGNITED WILDFIRES. NDZ009-010-017>021-031>035-040>046-080300- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0012.060808T1700Z-060809T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060808T0300Z/ WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 256 PM CDT MON AUG 7 2006 /156 PM MDT MON AUG 7 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF WILDFIRES. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL...CREATING THE ADDED DANGER OF LIGHTNING IGNITED WILDFIRES. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ LEBLANG
000 WWUS83 KBIS 080253 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1000 PM CDT MON AUG 7 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF WILDFIRES. LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE RAIN...CREATING THE ADDED DANGER OF LIGHTNING IGNITED WILDFIRES. NDZ009-010-017>021-031>035-040>046-081100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060808T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0012.060808T1700Z-060809T0000Z/ WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 1000 PM CDT MON AUG 7 2006 /852 PM MDT MON AUG 7 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS EXPIRED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF WILDFIRES. LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE RAIN...CREATING THE ADDED DANGER OF LIGHTNING IGNITED WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ JP MARTIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1:56 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons and 13 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.