Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 19, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT for 15 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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 19, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 2815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
825 WWUS83 KFGF 190900 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 400 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING BELOW 30 PERCENT...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-191000- /O.CAN.KFGF.FW.A.0009.120919T1900Z-120920T0100Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- 400 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FAR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. DESPITE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR ABOVE 30 PERCENT IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028>030-038-039-049-052>054-192100- /O.UPG.KFGF.FW.A.0009.120919T1900Z-120920T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0011.120919T1500Z-120920T0100Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 400 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...014...015...024...026...028...029...030...038...039... 049... 052...053 AND 054. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
154 WWUS83 KFGF 192050 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 350 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIME. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028>030-038-039-049-052>054-200100- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120920T0100Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 350 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...014...015...024...026...028...029...030...038...039... 049... 052...053 AND 054. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...60-65. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WJB
553 WWUS83 KFGF 200100 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 800 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL QUICKLY RECOVER. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028>030-038-039-049-052>054-200200- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120920T0100Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 800 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. $$ HOPKINS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 3:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
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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.