Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 6, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT for Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 6, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
Counties Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:05 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
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 2909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
785 WWUS83 KABR 061000 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 500 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DRY AIR WILL ALSO REMAIN IN PLACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20S. FUELS ARE STILL VERY DRY ACROSS THIS AREA...SO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ039-046-061800- /O.NEW.KABR.FW.W.0007.120406T1800Z-120407T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE- 500 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$ TMT
3 follow-up statements
973 WWUS83 KABR 061806 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 106 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DRY AIR WILL ALSO REMAIN IN PLACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20S. FUELS ARE STILL VERY DRY ACROSS THIS AREA...SO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ039-046-070100- /O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120407T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE- 106 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ PARKIN
681 WWUS83 KABR 062000 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 300 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DRY AIR WILL ALSO REMAIN IN PLACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20S. FUELS ARE STILL VERY DRY ACROSS THIS AREA...SO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE AND WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO CREATE ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. MNZ039-046-070400- /O.NEW.KABR.FW.A.0005.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120407T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE- 300 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT TODAY...25 TO 30 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SDZ267>273-070400- /O.NEW.KABR.FW.A.0005.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/ LOWER BAD RIVER-UPPER CHEYENNE-UPPER MISSOURI COTEAU- MISSOURI COTEAU-UPPER JAMES RIVER-PRAIRIE COTEAU-RED RIVER VALLEY- 300 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 /200 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 267...268...269...270...271...272 AND 273... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 267... 268...269...270...271...272 AND 273. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ PARKIN
300 WWUS83 KABR 070111 AAA RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 811 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE AND WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO CREATE ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. MNZ039-046-070915- /O.EXP.KABR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120407T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABR.FW.A.0005.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE- 811 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 26 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SDZ267>273-070915- /O.CON.KABR.FW.A.0005.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/ LOWER BAD RIVER-UPPER CHEYENNE-UPPER MISSOURI COTEAU- MISSOURI COTEAU-UPPER JAMES RIVER-PRAIRIE COTEAU-RED RIVER VALLEY- 811 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 /711 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 267...268...269...270...271...272 AND 273... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 267... 268...269...270...271...272 AND 273. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 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.