Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Oct 1, 2012, 4:15 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 1, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Oct 1, 2012, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
424 WWUS83 KFSD 010915 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 415 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ANY FIRES THAT DO START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY GUST TO OVER 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY IN PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA. DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER ALL OF THE AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER. IF WINDS FURTHER EAST INCREASE MORE THAN EXPECTED TUESDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP OVER A LARGER AREA. MNZ900-011715- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0018.121001T1900Z-121002T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0023.121001T1900Z-121002T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 415 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE START OF THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY...AS TEMPERATURES WARM...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ SDZ255-256-011715- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0019.121002T1900Z-121003T0000Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 415 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
456 WWUS83 KFSD 011620 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1120 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM THE JAMES VALLEY WESTWARD ON TUESDAY FOR POTENTIAL FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ANY FIRES THAT DO START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY GUST TO OVER 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST IOWA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY IN PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA. DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER ALL OF THE AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER. IF WINDS FURTHER EAST INCREASE MORE THAN EXPECTED TUESDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP OVER A LARGER AREA. MNZ900-020000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0023.121001T1900Z-121002T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 1120 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. FIRE IGNITION POTENTIAL IS ALSO HIGH. 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. && $$ SDZ255-256-020030- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0019.121002T1900Z-121003T0000Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 1120 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CHAPMAN
792 WWUS83 KFSD 012008 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 308 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM THE JAMES VALLEY WESTWARD ON TUESDAY FOR POTENTIAL FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH SUNSET...WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ANY FIRES THAT DO START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY GUST TO OVER 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST IOWA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA. DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER ALL OF THE AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER. IF WINDS FURTHER EAST INCREASE MORE THAN EXPECTED TUESDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP OVER A LARGER AREA. MNZ900-020000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121002T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 308 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. FIRE IGNITION POTENTIAL IS ALSO HIGH. 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. && $$ SDZ255-256-020415- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0019.121002T1900Z-121003T0000Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 308 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
777 WWUS83 KFSD 020029 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 729 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM THE JAMES VALLEY WESTWARD ON TUESDAY FOR POTENTIAL FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA. DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER ALL OF THE AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER. IF WINDS FURTHER EAST INCREASE MORE THAN EXPECTED TUESDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP OVER A LARGER AREA. MNZ900-020130- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121002T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 729 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE. THUS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED FOR TODAY. $$ SDZ255-256-020830- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0019.121002T1900Z-121003T0000Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 729 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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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.