Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2015, 2:21 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2015, 10:09 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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 31, 2015, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2015, 10:09 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
385 WWUS83 KFSD 311921 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 221 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 SDZ255-256-010330- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0005.150401T1700Z-150402T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0007.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 221 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 TO 22 PERCENT. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
764 WWUS83 KFSD 010312 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1012 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 SDZ255-256-011200- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0007.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 1012 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255 AND 256 IN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
459 WWUS83 KFSD 010840 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 340 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... SDZ258-011645- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0006.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.FW.W.0007.150401T2000Z-150402T0100Z/ LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 340 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258...WHICH IS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258...WHICH IS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. THE MOST PROMINENT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY VALUES EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * WIND...BE AWARE OF A WIND SHIFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SDZ255-256-011645- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0006.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0007.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 340 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256...WHICH INCLUDE PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256...WHICH INCLUDE PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256...WHICH INCLUDE PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MNZ900-SDZ257-011645- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0006.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 340 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900...WHICH IS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257...WHICH INCLUDES DE SMET...BROOKINGS AND SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 TO 24 PERCENT. * 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. && $$
668 WWUS83 KFSD 011509 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1009 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... MNZ900-SDZ257-012315- /O.EXB.KFSD.FW.W.0007.150401T1509Z-150402T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0006.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1009 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257 AND 900... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. * WIND...BE AWARE OF A WIND SHIFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IAZ300-301-NEZ249-012315- /O.EXB.KFSD.FW.W.0007.150401T1509Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- 1009 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...300 AND 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. * WIND...BE AWARE OF A WIND SHIFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SDZ255-256-258-012315- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.W.0007.150401T1509Z-150402T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0006.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1009 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256 AND 258... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256 AND 258... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WIND...BE AWARE OF A WIND SHIFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
524 WWUS83 KFSD 012007 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 307 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... MNZ900-SDZ255>258-020415- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0006.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0008.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 307 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257... 258 AND 900... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257...258 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WIND... SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY... WILL REMAIN NEAR 25 PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * 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. && $$ IAZ300-301-NEZ249-020100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- 307 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMID AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...300 AND 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. * WIND...BE AWARE OF A WIND SHIFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
877 WWUS83 KFSD 020054 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 754 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... MNZ900-SDZ255>258-021115- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0008.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 754 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257...258 AND 900... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257...258 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255..256...257...AND 258 IN SOUTH DAKOTA. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900 IN MINNESOTA. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * 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. && $$ IAZ300-301-NEZ249-020200- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- 754 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...300 AND 301... WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE EVENING...HOWEVER RAINS WILL PROVIDE MINOR RELIEF TO THE ONGOING DRY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:55 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 10 hr | |
| Mar 31, 2:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Lake, Minnehaha, Moody | 27 hr |
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Sources
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