Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 22, 2012, 2:11 PM MDT for 10 counties in Montana. It took effect at Aug 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 22, 2012, 2:11 PM MDT (20:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2012, 9:35 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 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 20:13 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
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 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
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
361 WWUS85 KMSO 222011 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 211 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 MTZ110-111-231100- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0010.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0015.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0011.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 211 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE 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 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA PROVIDING STRONG WEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES 8-15 PERCENT. 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. && $$ MTZ109-231100- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0010.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0015.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ BITTERROOT- 211 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ108-231100- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0015.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ EAST LOLO- 211 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO... 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 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-25 PERCENT. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
414 WWUS85 KMSO 231038 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 438 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 MTZ110-111-231845- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0015.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0011.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 438 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD (110,111)... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD (110,111)... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA PROVIDING STRONG WEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES 8-15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ108-109-231845- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0015.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- 438 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT (109,109)... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$
085 WWUS85 KMSO 231831 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1231 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 MTZ110-111-240400- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.A.0011.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 1231 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA PROVIDING STRONG WEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE REGION WILL SEE SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ109-240400- /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ BITTERROOT- 1231 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA PROVIDING STRONG WEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE REGION WILL SEE SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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. && $$ MTZ108-240400- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120824T0400Z/ EAST LOLO- 1231 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
073 WWUS85 KMSO 240335 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 935 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 MTZ109>111-241200- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0016.120824T0400Z-120825T0400Z/ BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 935 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE 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 UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA PROVIDING STRONG WEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE REGION WILL SEE SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. && $$ MTZ108-240445- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120824T0400Z/ EAST LOLO- 935 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Ravalli | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 7:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 39 min | |
| Aug 21, 9:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Ravalli | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 7:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:11 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:32 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 50 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:32 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 51 hr |
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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.