Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Apr 22, 2015, 4:29 AM CDT for 28 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 22, 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
- Apr 22, 2015, 4:29 AM CDT (09:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 28 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 WWUS83 KMPX 220929 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 429 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OR ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO HUTCHINSON TO ALBERT LEA. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THE TWIN CITIES ON NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW IN THESE AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 20 MPH. MNZ041>045-049>053-059>063-068>070-077-221030- /O.CAN.KMPX.FW.A.0010.150422T1800Z-150423T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE- ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- 429 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...042...043...044...045...049...050...051...052...053... 059...060...061...062...063...068...069...070 AND 077... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>084-091-092-221730- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0010.150422T1800Z-150423T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0011.150422T1800Z-150423T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- 429 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...054...055...056...057...058...064... 065...066...067...073...074...075...076...082...083...084...091 AND 092... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...054...055... 056...057...058...064... 065...066...067...073...074...075... 076...082...083...084...091 AND 092. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MNZ093-221730- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0011.150422T1800Z-150423T0000Z/ FREEBORN- 429 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 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. && $$ RAH
2 follow-up statements
977 WWUS83 KMPX 221650 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1150 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OR ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO BUFFALO...SAVAGE AND OWATONNA. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. MNZ041-049-059-068-069-077-085-230000- /O.EXA.KMPX.FW.W.0011.150422T1800Z-150423T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEARNS-WRIGHT-CARVER-SCOTT-RICE-STEELE- 1150 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048... 054...055...056...057...058...064... 065...066...067...073... 074...075...076...082...083...084...091 AND 092... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...054...055... 056...057...058...064... 065...066...067...073...074...075... 076...082...083...084...091 AND 092. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>084-091>093-230000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0011.150422T1800Z-150423T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 1150 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047... 048...054...055...056...057...058...064... 065...066...067... 073...074...075...076...082...083...084...091 AND 092... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...054...055... 056...057...058...064... 065...066...067...073...074...075... 076...082...083...084...091 AND 092. * WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 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. && $$
455 WWUS83 KMPX 222358 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 658 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY TONIGHT ALONG WITH RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH WILL LOWER THE FIRE THREAT. ALTHOUGH LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER. MNZ041-047>049-054>059-064>069-073>077-082>085-091>093-230100- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150423T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 658 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DIMINISHING WIND AND RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS EVENING WILL LOWER THE FIRE THREAT. $$
Nearby
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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.