Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 17, 2015, 6:53 AM CDT for 9 counties in North Dakota; 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 17, 2015, 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
- Apr 17, 2015, 6:53 AM CDT (11:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:54 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 1844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
715 WWUS83 KFGF 171153 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 653 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL 8PM... MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ008-016-027-172000- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0007.150417T1700Z-150418T0100Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- 653 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...004... 005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015 AND 016. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...016 AND 027. * WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON TURNING TO THE NORTH BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8PM * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S. * IMPACTS...A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS THIS AFTERNOON...WILL ALLOW RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JK
3 follow-up statements
727 WWUS83 KFGF 171457 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 957 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL 8PM... MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ008-016-027-172300- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0007.150417T1700Z-150418T0100Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- 957 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...004... 005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015 AND 016. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...016 AND 027. * WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JK/WJB
798 WWUS83 KFGF 171720 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1220 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL 8PM... NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-054-180100- /O.EXA.KFGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150418T0100Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- 1220 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WITH A SWITCH FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST FOR ALL OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WITH A SWITCH FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...014...015...024...026 AND 054. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ008-016-027-180100- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150418T0100Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- 1220 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WITH A SWITCH FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST FOR THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...004... 005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015 AND 016. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...016 AND 027. * WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT THE SAME SPEEDS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WJB
145 WWUS83 KFGF 180109 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 809 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-180215- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150418T0100Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH- 809 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE SUN GOES DOWN. THERE WILL BE SOME SPOTS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT VALUES SHOULD IMPROVE BY LATE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2015Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every red flag warning in 2015
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.