Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 18, 2012, 2:26 AM MDT for 13 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 18, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Sep 18, 2012, 2:26 AM MDT (08:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 18, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 2143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
364 WWUS83 KBIS 180826 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 326 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY PRAIRIE GRASS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. FOR THIS REASON...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM ELGIN AND BOWMAN TO CROSBY AND WILLISTON THIS AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...IN THE 60S. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH MAY REMAIN AROUND 25 PERCENT. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-181630- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0041.120918T1700Z-120919T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0031.120919T1600Z-120920T0100Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 326 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 /226 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR AREAS FROM ELGIN AND BOWMAN TO CROSBY AND WILLISTON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... 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. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AND NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AND AROUND 25 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TUESDAY AND UPPER 60S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-181630- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0031.120919T1600Z-120920T0100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 326 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT...BUT COULD BE LOWER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SCHECK
3 follow-up statements
601 WWUS83 KBIS 181507 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1007 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... ... FIRE WEATHER WATCH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S AND WEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY PRAIRIE GRASS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. FOR THIS REASON...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM ELGIN AND BOWMAN TO CROSBY AND WILLISTON THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH HAD ALREADY ENTERED WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY AROUND 9 AM CDT AT WILLISTON...BEACH...AND BOWMAN. THE TROUGH WILL ENTER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE STATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...IN THE 60S. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH MAY REMAIN AROUND 25 PERCENT. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-182315- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0041.120918T1700Z-120919T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0031.120919T1600Z-120920T0100Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1007 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 /907 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR AREAS FROM ELGIN AND BOWMAN TO CROSBY AND WILLISTON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... 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. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AND NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AND AROUND 25 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TUESDAY AND UPPER 60S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-182315- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0031.120919T1600Z-120920T0100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1007 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT...BUT COULD BE LOWER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JV
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
778 WWUS83 KBIS 190110 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 810 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MDT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO CLIMB ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...IN THE 60S. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH MAY APPROACH 20 PERCENT IN THE WEST AND REMAIN AROUND 25 PERCENT IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-190915- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120919T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0031.120919T1600Z-120920T0100Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 810 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 /710 PM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... 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. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...FIRES THAT IGNITE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-190915- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0031.120919T1600Z-120920T0100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 810 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT...BUT COULD BE LOWER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TWH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2:26 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more | 25 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.