Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2012, 3:50 AM CDT for Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 8, 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 8, 2012, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 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 08:51 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, 8.8 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
- 2838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
662 WWUS83 KABR 080850 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 350 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... BREEZY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...VERY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR A REDEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. MNZ039-046-SDZ267>273-081700- /O.UPG.KABR.FW.A.0006.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.FW.W.0009.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-LOWER BAD RIVER-UPPER CHEYENNE- UPPER MISSOURI COTEAU-MISSOURI COTEAU-UPPER JAMES RIVER- PRAIRIE COTEAU-RED RIVER VALLEY- 350 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /250 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...046...267...268... 269...270...271...272 AND 273... 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 CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 267...268...269...270... 271...272 AND 273. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST READINGS WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 17 TO 23 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE 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. && $$ TMT
3 follow-up statements
194 WWUS83 KABR 081629 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1129 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... BREEZY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS ALSO MARKEDLY DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...VERY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. MNZ039-046-SDZ267>273-090030- /O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0009.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-LOWER BAD RIVER-UPPER CHEYENNE- UPPER MISSOURI COTEAU-MISSOURI COTEAU-UPPER JAMES RIVER- PRAIRIE COTEAU-RED RIVER VALLEY- 1129 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /1029 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...046...267...268...269...270...271...272 AND 273... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 267...268...269...270... 271...272 AND 273. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DORN
136 WWUS83 KABR 081957 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 257 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... BREEZY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS ALSO MARKEDLY DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...VERY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. MNZ039-046-SDZ267>273-090100- /O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120409T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-LOWER BAD RIVER-UPPER CHEYENNE- UPPER MISSOURI COTEAU-MISSOURI COTEAU-UPPER JAMES RIVER- PRAIRIE COTEAU-RED RIVER VALLEY- 257 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /157 PM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...046...267...268...269...270...271...272 AND 273... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039 AND 046. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 267...268...269...270... 271...272 AND 273. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 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. && $$ DORN
716 WWUS83 KABR 090102 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 802 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 MNZ039-046-SDZ267>273-090215- /O.EXP.KABR.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120409T0100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-LOWER BAD RIVER-UPPER CHEYENNE- UPPER MISSOURI COTEAU-MISSOURI COTEAU-UPPER JAMES RIVER- PRAIRIE COTEAU-RED RIVER VALLEY- 802 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /702 PM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...046...267...268...269... 270...271...272 AND 273... WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ PARKIN
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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.