Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2008, 9:50 AM CDT. It took effect at May 17, 2008, 12:11 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 17, 2008, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2008, 12:11 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KFSD 171450 RFWFSD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 950 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ..DISCUSSION... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...PRODUCING RED FLAG FIRE CONDITIONS. MNZ900-172300- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0003.080517T1800Z-080518T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 950 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE REDFLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ LIEBL
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KFSD 171708 RFWFSD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1208 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ..DISCUSSION... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...PRODUCING RED FLAG FIRE CONDITIONS. MNZ900-180000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0003.080517T1800Z-080518T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 1208 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE REDFLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ LIEBL
000 WWUS83 KFSD 171711 RFWFSD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1211 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ..DISCUSSION... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...PRODUCING RED FLAG FIRE CONDITIONS. IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-180100- /O.EXB.KFSD.FW.W.0003.080517T1800Z-080518T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1211 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE REDFLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MNZ900-180100- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.W.0003.080517T1800Z-080518T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 1211 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE REDFLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ LIEBL
000 WWUS83 KFSD 172019 RFWFSD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 319 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA UNTIL 8 PM FOR VERY DRY HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS... .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-180100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080518T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 319 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...COUPLED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AVERAGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT. NEARING SUNSET...THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF RATHER RAPIDLY WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY VALUES. THE FIRE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE IMPROVED ON SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MJF
000 WWUS83 KFSD 180100 RFWFSD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 800 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM FOR THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-180200- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080518T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 800 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AS SUNSET APPROACHES...THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE ALLEVIATING THE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS. THE FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS SHOULD BE LESS CRITICAL ON SUNDAY DUE TO LESS WIND. $$ MJF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 12:16 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 8 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.