Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Oct 1, 2012, 6:58 PM CDT for 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 2, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. 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
- Oct 1, 2012, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 1414 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
965 WWUS83 KMPX 012358 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 658 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA....ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS TO STAPLES. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO NEAR 20 MPH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER TO 20 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-020800- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121002T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0010.121002T1900Z-121003T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0010.121002T1600Z-121003T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 658 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. && $$ MNZ049-057-058-065>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-020100- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121002T0000Z/ STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 658 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ALTHOUGH FIRE DANGER WILL BE AT A MINIMUM DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON TUESDAY. $$
4 follow-up statements
303 WWUS83 KMPX 020617 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 117 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TODAY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA....ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS TO STAPLES. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TODAY TO NEAR 20 MPH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER TO 20 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-021430- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0010.121002T1600Z-121003T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 117 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE. * WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. && $$ JLT
027 WWUS83 KMPX 020814 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 314 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TODAY IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA....ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HARDING TO SAINT CLOUD TO LITCHFIELD TO NEW ULM TO FAIRMONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TODAY TO NEAR 20 MPH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER TO 20 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ043-049-050-057-058-065-073-074-082-091-021700- /O.EXA.KMPX.FW.W.0010.121002T1600Z-121003T0000Z/ MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 314 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MORRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 STEARNS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MEEKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. && $$ MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-021700- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0010.121002T1600Z-121003T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 314 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. && $$
561 WWUS83 KMPX 021525 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1025 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HARDING TO SAINT CLOUD TO LITCHFIELD TO NEW ULM TO FAIRMONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TODAY TO NEAR 20 MPH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER TO 20 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-030000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0010.121002T1600Z-121003T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON... BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1025 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MORRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 STEARNS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MEEKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. && $$ BORGHOFF
778 WWUS83 KMPX 022357 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 657 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .WINDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED OVER THE LAST HOUR AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL. MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-030100- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121003T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON... BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 657 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING AS WIND DECREASES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASES IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUE TO INCREASE. TOMORROW WILL BE DRY AS WELL...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20S ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN 20 MPH...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THE WIND SPEED FORECAST IS NOT HIGH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...BUT MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. $$ SPD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 3:41 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:41 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Kandiyohi and 15 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 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.