Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 13, 2012, 2:16 PM MDT for 10 counties in Montana. It took effect at Aug 14, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2012, 2:16 PM MDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 14, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Beaverhead County, MT, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Madison County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 6 N Lakeview, MT | 53 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Aug 14, 8:15 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Augusta, MT | ESTIMATED 65 MPH IN THE AUGUSTA AREA. |
| Aug 14, 8:21 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | 17 Sw Simms, MT | 53 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR NEAR BOWMANS CORNER. |
| Aug 14, 9:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 32 Wsw Bynum, MT | 54 MPH WIND GUST AT GATES PARK. |
| Aug 14, 9:04 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 8 Sw Wolf Creek, MT | 52 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR NEAR SIEBEN FLATS ON INTERSTATE 15. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 522 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -334 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
895 WWUS85 KMSO 132016 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 216 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 MTZ108>111-141200- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0012.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 216 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO... BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * WINDS:WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 8-13 PERCENT WILL BE COMMON BY LATE AFTERNOON. * HAINES INDEX: EAST LOLO AND BITTERROOT DISTRICTS WILL HAVE HAINES OF 5. DEERLODGE...EAST AND WEST BEAVERHEAD WILL SEE HAINES OF 6. * TIMING:GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES WILL PEAK DURING PEAK HEATING IN THE AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY ON ACTIVE FIRES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED FORESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
3 follow-up statements
345 WWUS85 KMSO 141103 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 503 AM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 MTZ108>111-142100- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0012.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 503 AM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS:WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 8-13 PERCENT WILL BE COMMON BY LATE AFTERNOON. * HAINES INDEX: EAST LOLO AND BITTERROOT DISTRICTS WILL HAVE HAINES OF 5. DEERLODGE...EAST AND WEST BEAVERHEAD WILL SEE HAINES OF 6. * TIMING:GUSTY WINDS... LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES WILL PEAK DURING PEAK HEATING IN THE AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY ON ACTIVE FIRES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED FORESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
739 WWUS85 KMSO 142024 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 224 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 MTZ108>111-150300- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120815T0300Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 224 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO... BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS:WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 8-13 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. * HAINES INDEX: EAST LOLO AND BITTERROOT DISTRICTS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE HAINES OF 5. DEERLODGE...EAST AND WEST BEAVERHEAD WILL SEE HAINES OF 6. * TIMING:GUSTY WINDS... LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES WILL PEAK DURING PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY ON ACTIVE FIRES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED FORESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
159 WWUS85 KMSO 150300 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 900 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 MTZ108>111-150400- /O.EXP.KMSO.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120815T0300Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 900 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.