Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 21, 2014, 2:46 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 21, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 21, 2014, 2:46 AM CDT (07:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 21, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 WWUS83 KFSD 210746 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 246 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-211600- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0002.140421T1800Z-140422T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0003.140421T1800Z-140422T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 246 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258...300...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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 256...257 AND 258. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
868 WWUS83 KFSD 211604 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1104 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-220000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0003.140421T1800Z-140422T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1104 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249... 256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256...257 AND 258. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FAST MOVING AND INTENSE GRASSLAND FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
744 WWUS83 KFSD 220003 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 703 PM CDT MON APR 21 2014 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-220115- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140422T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 703 PM CDT MON APR 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... EVENING COOLING HAS BEGUN. INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY DUE TO THE COOLING WILL CONTINUE...AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE DECREASE STEADILY. $$
Nearby
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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.