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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at Oct 7, 2011, 4:15 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 15 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 7, 2011, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 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 7, 1:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 2 Se Cooperstown, ND | FROM COOPERSTOWN AWOS -- KS32 |
| Oct 7, 1:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Se Cooperstown, ND | FROM COOPERSTOWN AWOS -- KS32 |
| Oct 7, 2:35 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | Langdon, ND | WIND GUST TO 56 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 3:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Cooperstown, ND | |
| Oct 7, 3:51 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | Hallock, MN | GUST 52 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 4:35 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Crookston, MN | GUST 56 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 4:53 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | Fargo, ND | GUST 53 MPH. HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Oct 7, 5:00 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Pillsbury, ND | PILLSBURY NDAWN...NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL WEATHER NETWORK SENSOR. |
| Oct 7, 5:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Walhalla, ND | |
| Oct 7, 5:43 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Donaldson, MN | GUST 57 MPH. ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM SENSOR. |
| Oct 7, 5:43 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Fisher, MN | GUST 58 MPH. ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM SENSOR. |
| Oct 7, 5:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 W Grand Forks, ND | GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Oct 7, 6:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Grand Forks, ND | 7-INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED AT NWS OFFICE. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
| Oct 7, 6:28 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Grand Forks, ND | SOME SHINGLES REPORTED MISSING ON ROOF OF LEGACY APARTMENTS IN SW PART OF GRAND FORKS. |
| Oct 7, 6:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 Se Roseau, MN | 3-FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN OVER POWER LINE CAUSING POWER OUTAGE AROUND CITY OF ROSEAU. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 2569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
729 WWUS83 KFGF 070915 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 415 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-071715- /O.UPG.KFGF.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0003.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 415 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015... 016... 017...022...023...024...027...028...029...030...031... 032 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY PORTION OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ELSEWHERE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND AS LOW AS 35 PERCENT ELSEWHERE. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY WILL BE 75 TO 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MANY AREAS HAVE BURN RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE. PLEASE CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-071715- /O.UPG.KFGF.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0003.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 415 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...008...014...015...016...024...026...027...028...029... 030... 038...039...049...052...053 AND 054. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DTR
2 follow-up statements
778 WWUS83 KFGF 072009 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 309 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-080200- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111008T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH- 309 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015... 016... 017...022...023...024...027...028...029...030...031... 032 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MANY AREAS HAVE BURN RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE. PLEASE CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DK
602 WWUS83 KFGF 080207 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 907 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EASING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND HUMIDITIES INCREASE... .WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITIES ARE INCREASING AS TEMPERATURES DROP FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-080315- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111008T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH- 907 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ HOPKINS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 4:16 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 10 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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.