Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Jun 30, 2012, 2:36 PM MDT for Bowman County, Slope County, North Dakota. It took effect at Jul 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Jun 30, 2012, 2:36 PM MDT (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 10:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bowman County, ND, Slope County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 216 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -371 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 17.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
695 WWUS83 KBIS 302036 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 336 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING... .HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY...WITH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 35 MPH. BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS WILL LEAD TO INCREASINGLY DRY 1 AND 10 HOUR FUELS...ENHANCING THE FIRE DANGER. NDZ040-043-010445- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0021.120701T1700Z-120702T0500Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN- 236 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT...AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT...AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING...AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY. * LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 DEGREES. * LIGHTNING...SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A FEW MAY BE SEVERE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ WAA
5 follow-up statements
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
400 WWUS83 KBIS 010901 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 401 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING... .HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY...WITH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 35 MPH. BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS WILL LEAD TO INCREASINGLY DRY 1 AND 10 HOUR FUELS...ENHANCING THE FIRE DANGER. NDZ040-043-011715- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0021.120701T1700Z-120702T0500Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN- 301 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES... RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT...AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING...AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY. * LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 DEGREES. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A FEW MAY BE SEVERE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KS/WAA
225 WWUS83 KBIS 011624 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1124 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING... .HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY...WITH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 35 MPH. BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS WILL LEAD TO INCREASINGLY DRY 1 AND 10 HOUR FUELS...ENHANCING THE FIRE DANGER. NDZ040-043-020030- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0021.120701T1700Z-120702T0500Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN- 1024 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT...AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING...AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY. * LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 DEGREES. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A FEW MAY BE SEVERE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$
463 WWUS83 KBIS 012106 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 406 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY...WITH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 35 MPH. BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS WILL LEAD TO INCREASINGLY DRY 1 AND 10 HOUR FUELS...ENHANCING THE FIRE DANGER. NDZ040-043-020500- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120702T0500Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN- 306 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT...AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY. * LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO 100 DEGREES. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A FEW MAY BE SEVERE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
257 WWUS83 KBIS 020445 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1145 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... NDZ040-043-020545- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120702T0500Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN- 1045 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED AND WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 12:40 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 1:15 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 2:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 2:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mountrail, Ward | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 7:05 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 7:31 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Kidder, Stutsman, Wells | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sioux | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sioux | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan | 30 min |
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.