Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Apr 13, 2015, 2:17 AM CDT for 17 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 13, 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 13, 2015, 2:17 AM CDT (07:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
420 WWUS83 KMPX 130717 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 217 AM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 8 PM CDT... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORA...TO ST CLOUD...TO REDWOOD FALLS. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-131530- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0007.150413T1800Z-150414T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0008.150413T1800Z-150414T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- 217 AM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...042...043...044... 045...047...048...049...050...054...055...056...057...058... 064...065 AND 073. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
710 WWUS83 KMPX 131847 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 147 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 8 PM CDT... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORA...TO ST CLOUD...TO REDWOOD FALLS. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-140100- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- 147 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...042...043...044... 045...047...048...049...050...054...055...056...057...058... 064...065 AND 073. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
517 WWUS83 KMPX 132018 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 318 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 8 PM CDT AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORA... TO ST CLOUD...TO REDWOOD FALLS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON COVERS THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO REDWOOD FALLS. MNZ047-054>056-064-073-140400- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.A.0008.150414T1800Z-150415T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD- 318 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...054...055...056... 064 AND 073. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH TODAY. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ MNZ041>045-048>050-057-058-065-140100- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE- 318 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...042...043...044... 045...048...049...050...057...058 AND 065. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
462 WWUS83 KMPX 140104 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 804 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .ANOTHER DAY OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY COVERS THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO REDWOOD FALLS. MNZ047-054>056-064-073-140915- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.FW.A.0008.150414T1800Z-150415T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD- 804 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...054...055...056... 064 AND 073. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 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. && $$ MNZ041>045-048>050-057-058-065-140215- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE- 804 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND... $$ BORGHOFF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Isanti | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 29 min |
| Apr 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 3:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 11 hr |
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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.