Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Oct 25, 2008, 2:31 PM MDT for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 26, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2008, 2:31 PM MDT (20:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 9:33 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Dickinson Regional Airp, ND | |
| Oct 26, 9:55 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Bowman, ND | |
| Oct 26, 11:28 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Hettinger, ND | SUSTAINED WINDS 44 MPH AT 1122 AM CDT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 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 252031 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 331 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FIRE ZONES. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW VEGETATIVE GREENNESS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTH DAKOTA FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 50S AND LOWER 60S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THOSE AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WITH THE LOWEST VEGETATIVE GREENNESS. THIS AREA INCLUDES DUNN AND MCKENZIE COUNTIES AND SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT AND WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO 15 TO 25 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON MDT TO 9 PM MDT. ON SUNDAY THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE...REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...EVEN THOUGH COLD AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY...DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING ON SUNDAY FROM 9 AM MDT TO 6 PM MDT. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-260445- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0018.081026T1500Z-081027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0039.081026T1500Z-081027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081026T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 331 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 /231 PM MDT SAT OCT 25 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EVENING NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 25 TO 30 PERCENT. ON SUNDAY THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AND REACH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. 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. $$ ABELING
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KBIS 260216 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 916 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS EVENING... ...ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW VEGETATIVE GREENNESS... .ON SUNDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE...REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...EVEN THOUGH THE COLD AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION...DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. THUS THE A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY FROM 9 AM MDT TO 6 PM MDT. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-261030- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081026T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.081026T1500Z-081027T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 916 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 /816 PM MDT SAT OCT 25 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE... REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...EVEN THOUGH THE COLD AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION...DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. 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. $$ VJ
000 WWUS83 KBIS 260913 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 413 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW VEGETATIVE GREENNESS... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR. RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE ALSO IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER THESE AREAS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM MDT TO 6 PM MDT. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-261730- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.081026T1500Z-081027T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 413 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 /313 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. 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. $$ KS
000 WWUS83 KBIS 261603 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1103 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW VEGETATIVE GREENNESS... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR. RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE ALSO IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER THESE AREAS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 6 PM MDT. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-270000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 1103 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 /1003 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAA
000 WWUS83 KBIS 262009 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 309 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE WARNING IS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW VEGETATIVE GREENNESS... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR. RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE ALSO IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER THESE AREAS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-270000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 309 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 /209 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. 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. $$ WAA
000 WWUS83 KBIS 270000 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 700 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... .DECREASING WINDS HAVE ALLOWED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO EXPIRE THE RED FLAG WARNING AT 700 PM CDT...600 PM MDT...FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-270100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 700 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 /600 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXPIRED THE RED FLAG WARNING. BY 700 PM CDT THE WIND WAS DECREASING AND SO THE RED FLAG THREAT HAD DECREASED. THE WARNING IS EXPIRED. $$ JP MARTIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2:44 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.