Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Oct 8, 2012, 3:34 AM CDT for 22 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 8, 2012, 12:00 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
- Oct 8, 2012, 3:34 AM CDT (08:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 8, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 22 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 2864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
240 WWUS83 KMPX 080834 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 334 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AS STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OLIVIA...TO HUTCHINSON...TO THE TWIN CITIES. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY NOON TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH ACROSS MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD ALSO DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. MNZ069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-081645- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0011.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0012.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/ SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 334 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN 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 NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...60 TO 70. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG 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. && $$ MNZ060-062-063-065>068-073-081645- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0012.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS 334 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 HENNEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 RAMSEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 MCLEOD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 SIBLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 CARVER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
121 WWUS83 KMPX 081635 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1135 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN AND PARTS OF MINNESOTA...AS STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OLIVIA... TO HUTCHINSON...TO THE TWIN CITIES. CLOUD COVER WILL HOLD DOWN TEMPERATURES AND ELEVATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SOMEWHAT. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY SOUTH FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO FARIBAULT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON REACHING EASTERN MINNESOTA EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-090000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0012.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1135 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 HENNEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 RAMSEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 MCLEOD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 SIBLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 CARVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 DAKOTA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 60 TO 65. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG 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. && $$
188 WWUS83 KMPX 090001 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 701 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLDS WHILE WIND SPEEDS HAVE ALSO DIMINISHED. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-090115- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121009T0000Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 701 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLDS WHILE WIND SPEEDS HAVE ALSO DIMINISHED. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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.