Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Aug 29, 2012, 3:40 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Aug 30, 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
- Aug 29, 2012, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -435 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794 WWUS83 KMPX 292040 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 340 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS NEAR AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY NEW ULM...TO NORTHFIELD...TO RED WING IN MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOT TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY COMBINED WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH...ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT SHOULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073>075-WIZ023>028-292145- /O.CAN.KMPX.FW.A.0005.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 340 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE GREATEST FIRE THREAT HAS SHIFTED SOUTH AND IS NOW CONFINED TO FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE SOUTHWESTWARD SHIFT IS DUE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH...WHICH WILL DECREASE THE WINDS IN THESE AREAS. ALSO...THE FUEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THESE AREAS BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. $$ MNZ076>078-082>085-091>093-300445- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0005.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0006.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 340 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR DRY CONDITIONS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS THURSDAY 92 TO 99 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FRANKS
3 follow-up statements
991 WWUS83 KMPX 300934 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 434 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY REDWOOD FALLS...THROUGH GAYLORD AND NEW PRAGUE...TO RED WING MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. HOT TEMPERATURES...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT SHOULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MNZ073>075-301745- /O.EXA.KMPX.FW.W.0006.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER 434 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT...DRY..AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT NOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS RANGING FROM THE LOW TO MID 90S. * 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. && $$ MNZ076>078-082>085-091>093-301745- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0006.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 434 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR DRY CONDITIONS...HOT TEMPERATURES...AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM NOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 18 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S. * IMPACTS...FIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JRB
412 WWUS83 KMPX 301637 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1137 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY REDWOOD FALLS...THROUGH GAYLORD AND NEW PRAGUE...TO RED WING MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. HOT TEMPERATURES... BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH... AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT SHOULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MORNING CLOUD COVER HAS SLOWED THE WARMING TREND IN COUNTIES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE WARNING...BUT THIS SHOULD ONLY CHANGE THE TEMPERATURES BY A FEW DEGREES. MOST OF THE WARNING AREA IS ALREADY VERY CLOSE TO SEEING RED FLAG CRITERIA LATE THIS MORNING. MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-310045- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0006.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1137 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT...DRY..AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 OR 35 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS EXPECTED NOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS IN THE 90S. * 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. && $$ FRANKS
017 WWUS83 KMPX 310058 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 758 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED ABOVE 30 PERCENT THIS EVENING...THUS THE FIRE DANGER HAS LESSENED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT. MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-310200- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120831T0100Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 758 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAS LESSENED WITH DECREASING WINDS AND INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT. $$
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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.