Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Oct 12, 2012, 2:49 AM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 12, 2012, 12:00 PM 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 12, 2012, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 12, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2012, 8:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 2672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
524 WWUS83 KMPX 120749 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 249 AM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY CONDITIONS. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REACHING AROUND 20 PERCENT. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-121600- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0012.121012T1700Z-121013T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0013.121012T1700Z-121013T0200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 249 AM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI... 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...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 52 TO 57. * 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. && $$ RAH
3 follow-up statements
471 WWUS83 KMPX 121500 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1000 AM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY CONDITIONS. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO FAIRMONT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REACHING AROUND 20 PERCENT. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122300- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0013.121012T1700Z-121013T0200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1000 AM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO FAIRMONT LINE. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
546 WWUS83 KMPX 122025 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 325 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY CONDITIONS. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO FAIRMONT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-130200- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121013T0200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 325 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI... 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. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S. * 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. && $$
575 WWUS83 KMPX 130106 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 806 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-130215- /O.CAN.KMPX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121013T0200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 806 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA. $$
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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.