Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 2:02 AM MDT for 16 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. 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 7, 2012, 2:02 AM MDT (08:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Morton County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 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
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 833 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
4 follow-up statements
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
560 WWUS83 KBIS 072114 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 414 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94... . NDZ040>048-050-051-080515- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0014.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 414 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 /314 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. 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. && $$ NDZ033>037-080100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- 414 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 /314 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ RK
436 WWUS83 KBIS 080105 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 805 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. EXPECT A SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 25 MPH...WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH IN THE 20 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE. THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL LIKELY BE IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ040>048-050-051-080915- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0014.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 805 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 /705 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 40S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ033>037-080215- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- 805 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 /705 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS WELL. $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 10:38 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Dickey, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger and 5 more | 10 hr |
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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.