Alert archive / Iowa / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2014, 2:30 AM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 9, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 9, 2014, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 1812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
985 WWUS83 KARX 090730 RFWARX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 230 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...COUPLED WITH DRY GRASSES AND BRUSH...WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING TODAY. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-091530- /O.NEW.KARX.FW.W.0001.140409T1700Z-140410T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- 230 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...MITCHELL...HOWARD...WINNESHIEK...ALLAMAKEE... FLOYD...CHICKASAW...FAYETTE...CLAYTON COUNTIES IN IOWA. DODGE... OLMSTED...WINONA...MOWER...FILLMORE...HOUSTON COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ RIECK
3 follow-up statements
975 WWUS83 KARX 090827 RFWARX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 327 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...COUPLED WITH DRY GRASSES AND BRUSH...WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING TODAY. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-091630- /O.CON.KARX.FW.W.0001.140409T1700Z-140410T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- 327 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA... * AFFECTED AREA...MITCHELL...HOWARD...WINNESHIEK...ALLAMAKEE... FLOYD...CHICKASAW...FAYETTE...CLAYTON COUNTIES IN IOWA. DODGE... OLMSTED...WINONA...MOWER...FILLMORE...HOUSTON COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
031 WWUS83 KARX 091559 RFWARX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1059 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN ON TRACK FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...COUPLED WITH DRY GRASSES AND BRUSH...WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING THROUGH THIS EVENING IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-100000- /O.CON.KARX.FW.W.0001.140409T1700Z-140410T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- 1059 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...MITCHELL...HOWARD...WINNESHIEK... ALLAMAKEE...FLOYD...CHICKASAW...FAYETTE...CLAYTON. IN MINNESOTA...WABASHA...DODGE...OLMSTED...WINONA...MOWER... FILLMORE...HOUSTON. * TIMING...MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 7 PM. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AJ
930 WWUS83 KARX 092003 RFWARX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 303 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...COUPLED WITH DRY GRASSES AND BRUSH...WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING THROUGH THIS EVENING IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-100000- /O.CON.KARX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140410T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- 303 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...MITCHELL...HOWARD...WINNESHIEK... ALLAMAKEE...FLOYD...CHICKASAW...FAYETTE...CLAYTON. IN MINNESOTA...WABASHA...DODGE...OLMSTED...WINONA...MOWER... FILLMORE...HOUSTON. * TIMING...MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...65 TO 70. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AJ
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
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.