Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2012, 3:36 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 9, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. 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 9, 2012, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2012, 7:51 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 WWUS83 KFSD 090836 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 336 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012 .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY TODAY. AS THE WINDS INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE RESULTING IN VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IAZ301-MNZ900-091645- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0010.120409T1800Z-120410T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0010.120409T1800Z-120410T0100Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 336 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. IN MINNESOTA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR... WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-091645- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0010.120409T1800Z-120410T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 336 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258 AND 300... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256...257 AND 258. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR... WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
194 WWUS83 KFSD 091608 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1108 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012 .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY TODAY. AS THE WINDS INCREASE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE RESULTING IN VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-100015- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0010.120409T1800Z-120410T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1108 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256...257 AND 258. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
695 WWUS83 KFSD 092042 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 342 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012 .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONITNUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE RESULTING IN VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-100100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120410T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 342 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256...257 AND 258. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR... WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
408 WWUS83 KFSD 100051 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 751 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-100200- /O.CAN.KFSD.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120410T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 751 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS ARE RAPIDLY DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE BEGINNING TO RECOVER...THERFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:38 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Dakota, Dixon | 29 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 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.