Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 6, 2012, 4:26 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 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
- Apr 6, 2012, 4:26 AM CDT (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 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.
768 WWUS83 KFSD 060926 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 426 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR VERY BRISK WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES... .CONDITIONS ARE COMING TOGETHER IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR A RED FLAG EVENT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND WIND SPEEDS ARE BOTH PREVALENT AT THE SAME TIME...PRODUCING RED FLAG CONDITIONS. TO THE SOUTH IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS. AND TO THE WEST OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE HIGHER. MNZ900-061730- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0007.120406T1900Z-120407T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 426 AM CDT FRI APR 6 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. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
301 WWUS83 KFSD 061552 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1052 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR VERY BRISK WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES... .CONDITIONS ARE COMING TOGETHER IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR A RED FLAG EVENT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND WIND SPEEDS ARE BOTH PREVALENT AT THE SAME TIME...PRODUCING RED FLAG CONDITIONS. TO THE SOUTH IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS. AND TO THE WEST OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE HIGHER. MNZ900-070000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0007.120406T1900Z-120407T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 1052 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR... WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
376 WWUS83 KFSD 062000 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 300 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 700 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR VERY BRISK WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR SATURDAY... .LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES AND SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE PREVALENT THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING RED FLAG CONDITIONS. TO THE SOUTH IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS. AND TO THE WEST OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE HIGHER. A COOL FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH TONIGHT AND SET UP ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG WINDS...FROM THE WEST THIS TIME...INCREASING QUICKLY ON SATURDAY MORNING. MNZ900-070400- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0008.120407T1800Z-120408T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 300 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SDZ255>258-070400- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0008.120407T1800Z-120408T0000Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 300 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257 AND 258... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255... 256...257 AND 258. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR... WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 12 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.