Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2012, 1:33 AM MDT for 26 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 8, 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 8, 2012, 1:33 AM MDT (07:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 26 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 2725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772 WWUS83 KBIS 080733 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 233 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN COMBINATION WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES...HAS PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THESE ELEMENTS COMBINED WITH DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. NDZ040>048-050-051-081700- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0014.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0017.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 233 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /133 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 STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. && $$ NDZ031>037-081700- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0017.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- 233 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /133 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KS
4 follow-up statements
826 WWUS83 KBIS 081459 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 959 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .EXPECT SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES TODAY. THESE FACTORS HAVE PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THESE ELEMENTS COMBINED WITH DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. NDZ031>037-040>048-050-051-082300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0017.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 959 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /859 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS... EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. && $$ KS/RK
209 WWUS83 KBIS 081754 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1254 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS THE UPPER TEENS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES. THESE ELEMENTS COMBINED WITH DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. NDZ017>023-025-090100- /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0017.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- 1254 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ031>037-040>048-050-051-090100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0017.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1254 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /1154 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 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. && $$ KS/RK
256 WWUS83 KBIS 081958 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 258 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS THE UPPER TEENS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES. THESE ELEMENTS COMBINED WITH DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-090100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120409T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 258 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /158 PM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...50 TO 58. * 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
886 WWUS83 KBIS 090101 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 801 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS WELL. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-090215- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120409T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 801 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /701 PM MDT SUN APR 8 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 CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... A RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS WELL. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1:39 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.