Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at May 13, 2013, 3:12 PM CDT. It took effect at May 14, 2013, 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
- May 13, 2013, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
778 WWUS83 KFSD 132012 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 312 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 IAZ301-MNZ900-140415- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0001.130514T1700Z-130515T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0002.130514T1700Z-130515T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130513T2300Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 312 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. IN MINNESOTA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH TOMORROW BECOMING WEST. * TIMING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THEN GOES INTO EFFECT AGAIN TUESDAY AT NOON AND LASTS UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 80S TODAY TO THE LOWER 90S TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING AND INTENSE GRASSLAND FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-140415- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0001.130514T1700Z-130515T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0002.130514T1700Z-130515T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 312 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255... 256...257...258 AND 300... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255... 256...257 AND 258. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING AND INTENSE GRASSLAND FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
3 follow-up statements
270 WWUS83 KFSD 140152 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 851 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-141000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0002.130514T1700Z-130515T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 851 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING AND INTENSE GRASSLAND FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
861 WWUS83 KFSD 140850 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 350 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-141700- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0002.130514T1700Z-130515T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 350 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING AND INTENSE GRASSLAND FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
227 WWUS83 KFSD 141732 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1232 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-150100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130515T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1232 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST OR NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY UNTIL AROUND 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S TO LOWER 100S. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING AND INTENSE GRASSLAND FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 12:31 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 5 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2013Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2013Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2013Every red flag warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.