Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Mar 29, 2015, 5:04 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 29, 2015, 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
- Mar 29, 2015, 5:04 AM CDT (10:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2015, 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.
898 WWUS83 KFSD 291004 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 504 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR LOWER BRULE... JAMES VALLEY...AND MISSOURI VALLEY AREAS INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITY... IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ255-256-258-291815- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0004.150329T1800Z-150330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0005.150329T1800Z-150330T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 504 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...258 AND 300... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTY EARLY AFTERNOON OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM AROUND 20 PERCENT IN LOWER BRULE AREAS...TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT EAST OF THE JAMES VALLEY TOWARD NORTHWEST IOWA. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ IAZ301-MNZ900-SDZ257-291815- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0004.150329T1800Z-150330T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 504 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WIND MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...301 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL BE 32 TO 40 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MID TO LATE MORNING...WHICH MAY IMPACT HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER...THE RAINFALL AMOUNT WILL LIKELY NOT BE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN FUEL MOISTURE IN DORMANT FUELS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON GIVEN THE PROJECTED WIND SPEEDS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CHAPMAN
2 follow-up statements
920 WWUS83 KFSD 291641 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1141 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR LOWER BRULE... JAMES VALLEY...AND MISSOURI VALLEY AREAS INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITY... IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ255-256-258-300000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.150329T1800Z-150330T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1141 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...258 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTY EARLY AFTERNOON OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM AROUND 20 PERCENT IN LOWER BRULE AREAS...TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT EAST OF THE JAMES VALLEY TOWARD NORTHWEST IOWA. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ IAZ301-MNZ900-SDZ257-300000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0004.150329T1800Z-150330T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1141 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WIND MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...301 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL BE 33 TO 40 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
958 WWUS83 KFSD 292357 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 657 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ255-256-258-300100- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150330T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 657 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...258 AND 300... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CLIMB THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ IAZ301-MNZ900-SDZ257-300100- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.A.0004.000000T0000Z-150330T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 657 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WIND MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...301 AND 900... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CLIMB THROUGH THE EVENING. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2015Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2015Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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.