Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 3, 2015, 3:39 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 4, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 3, 2015, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WWUS83 KFSD 032039 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 339 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST IOWA FOR VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS... IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ258-040445- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0007.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0009.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 339 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300...NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258...LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEYS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 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. && $$ IAZ301-SDZ255-040445- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0009.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 339 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...IOWA GREAT LAKES. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255...LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES REGION. AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE IOWA GREAT LAKES REGION. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
5 follow-up statements
750 WWUS83 KFSD 040306 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1006 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90... EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST IOWA FOR VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS... IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255-258-041115- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0009.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1006 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 301... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...IOWA GREAT LAKES. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255...LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES REGION. AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE IOWA GREAT LAKES REGION. * 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. && $$
380 WWUS83 KFSD 040837 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 337 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90... EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST IOWA FOR VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS... IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255-258-041645- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0009.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 337 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301 WHICH ARE NORTHWEST IOWA. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249 WHICH IS EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 258 WHICH ARE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
753 WWUS83 KFSD 041613 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1113 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90... EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST IOWA FOR VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS... IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255-258-050015- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0009.150404T1800Z-150405T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1113 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301 WHICH ARE NORTHWEST IOWA. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249 WHICH IS EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 258 WHICH ARE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD VERY 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. && $$
605 WWUS83 KFSD 042113 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 413 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90... EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST IOWA FOR VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS... IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255-258-050100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150405T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 413 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301 WHICH ARE NORTHWEST IOWA. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249 WHICH IS EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 258 WHICH ARE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BEGINNING TO ABATE AS SUNSET APPROACHES. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
146 WWUS83 KFSD 050058 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 758 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255-258-050200- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150405T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 758 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND AND GUSTY WINDS SLOWLY ABATING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...258...300 AND 301... SLOWLY DECREASING WINDS WERE STILL GUSTY...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...AT 8 PM. HOWEVER...EVENING COOLING AND SLOWLY INCREASING HUMIDITY ARE COMBINING WITH THE SLOW WIND DECREASE TO CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO ABATE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:03 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 12 hr |
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.