Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Aug 24, 2012, 11:02 PM MDT for 23 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Aug 25, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Aug 24, 2012, 11:02 PM MDT (05:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 25, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2012, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 23 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Renville County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Ward County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:04 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 477 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
447 WWUS83 KBIS 250502 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1202 AM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .DRY AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER IN THE 70S...WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT PERCENT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH FIRES WILL SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-251315- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0027.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1202 AM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 /1102 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...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 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH. * AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES 70 TO 80 DEGREES. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE 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. && $$ NDZ035-046-251315- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0027.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ BURLEIGH-EMMONS- 1202 AM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES 70 TO 80 DEGREES. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SCHECK
4 follow-up statements
351 WWUS83 KBIS 250915 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 415 AM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .GUSTY WINDS AND DRY AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S...WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT PERCENT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH FIRES WILL SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...DRY LIGHTNING OBSERVED ON FRIDAY NIGHT REPORTEDLY STARTED SEVERAL GRASS FIRES. RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY COULD CAUSE ANY FIRES STILL BURNING TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-251715- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0027.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 415 AM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 /315 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...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 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 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH. * SATURDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES 70 TO 80 DEGREES. * DRY LIGHTNING OBSERVED FRIDAY NIGHT IGNITED SEVERAL FIRES. ANY FIRES STILL BURNING MAY SPREAD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE 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. && $$ SCHECK
275 WWUS83 KBIS 251740 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1240 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .GUSTY WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 TODAY. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S...WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT PERCENT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH FIRES WILL SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY COULD CAUSE FIRES STILL BURNING TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-260145- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0027.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 1240 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 /1140 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...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 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 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH. * SATURDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES 70 TO 80 DEGREES. * FIRES STILL BURNING COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE 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. && $$ SCHECK/RK
757 WWUS83 KBIS 252038 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 338 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO SATURDAY EVENING... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 THROUGH EARLY TO MID EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS...STRONGEST ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT FIRE GROWTH. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-260300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 338 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 /238 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...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 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 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE SPREAD INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ RK
756 WWUS83 KBIS 260230 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 930 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-260330- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 930 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 /830 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Kidder, Sheridan, Wells | 67 min |
| Aug 24, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Kidder | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 6:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Kidder, Stutsman, Wells | 62 min |
| Aug 24, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Kidder | 62 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.