Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 1, 2015, 3:07 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2015, 11:00 AM 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 1, 2015, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. && $$ IAZ300-301-NEZ249-020100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- 307 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMID AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...300 AND 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. * WIND...BE AWARE OF A WIND SHIFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$ IAZ300-301-NEZ249-020200- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- 754 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...300 AND 301... WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE EVENING...HOWEVER RAINS WILL PROVIDE MINOR RELIEF TO THE ONGOING DRY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. $$
304 WWUS83 KFSD 020853 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 353 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... MNZ900-SDZ255>258-021700- /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- 353 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257...258 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900 WHICH IS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255..256...257...AND 258 IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
719 WWUS83 KFSD 022143 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 443 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... MNZ900-SDZ255>258-030000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150403T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 443 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257... 258 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
448 WWUS83 KFSD 030002 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 702 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015 MNZ900-SDZ255>258-030115- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-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- 702 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257...258 AND 900... WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. HOWEVER...COOLING TEMPERATURES AND RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LESSEN THE FIRE DANGER RISK. NEVERTHELESS...ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE DELAYED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 3:40 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 11 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in South 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.