Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2016, 2:35 AM MDT for 10 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2016, 2:35 AM MDT (08:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Morton County, ND, Sioux County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:53 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Nw Hettinger, ND | GUST OF 51 MPH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 2052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
537 WWUS83 KBIS 050835 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 335 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IN ADAMS...HETTINGER... MORTON...GRANT...SIOUX...EMMONS...LOGAN...AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY RISE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA...EASING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT DESPITE INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING. NDZ035-050945- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0002.160405T1800Z-160406T0000Z/ BURLEIGH- 335 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON... BUT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ONLY BE SUSTAINED AROUND 15 MPH IN BURLEIGH COUNTY. THUS...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ034-041-042-044>047-050-051645- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0002.160405T1800Z-160406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0002.160405T1800Z-160406T0000Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 335 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /235 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 034...041...042...044...045...046...047 AND 050... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE QUICKLY BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAMES. CONTACT COUNTY OFFICIALS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. && $$ CJS/KS
5 follow-up statements
212 WWUS83 KBIS 051148 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 648 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IN ADAMS...HETTINGER...MORTON...GRANT...SIOUX...EMMONS...LOGAN... AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY RISE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA...EASING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT DESPITE INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING. NDZ034-041-042-044>047-050-052000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.160405T1800Z-160406T0000Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 648 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /548 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 034...041...042...044...045...046...047 AND 050... * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE QUICKLY BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAMES. CONTACT COUNTY OFFICIALS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. && $$ CJS/KS
003 WWUS83 KBIS 051523 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1023 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IN ADAMS...HETTINGER...MORTON...GRANT...SIOUX...EMMONS...LOGAN... AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY RISE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA...EASING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT DESPITE INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING. NDZ034-041-042-044>047-050-052330- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.160405T1800Z-160406T0000Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 1023 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /923 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 034...041...042...044...045...046... 047 AND 050... * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE QUICKLY BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAMES. CONTACT COUNTY OFFICIALS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. && $$ AJ
143 WWUS83 KBIS 051735 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1235 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IN ADAMS...BURLEIGH...KIDDER HETTINGER...MORTON...GRANT...SIOUX...EMMONS...LOGAN...AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY RISE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA...EASING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT DESPITE INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING. NDZ035-036-052100- /O.EXB.KBIS.FW.W.0002.160405T1800Z-160405T2100Z/ BURLEIGH-KIDDER- 1235 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 035 AND 036... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE QUICKLY BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAMES. CONTACT COUNTY OFFICIALS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. && $$ NDZ034-041-042-044>047-050-060000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.160405T1800Z-160406T0000Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 1235 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /1135 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 034... 041...042...044...045...046...047 AND 050... * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE QUICKLY BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAMES. CONTACT COUNTY OFFICIALS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. && $$ AJ
257 WWUS83 KBIS 052052 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 352 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IN ADAMS...BURLEIGH...KIDDER HETTINGER...MORTON...GRANT...SIOUX... EMMONS...LOGAN...AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY RISE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA...EASING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT DESPITE INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING. NDZ035-036-060000- /O.EXT.KBIS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ BURLEIGH-KIDDER- 352 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 035 AND 036... * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE QUICKLY BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAMES. CONTACT COUNTY OFFICIALS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. && $$ NDZ034-041-042-044>047-050-060000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 352 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /252 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 034... 041...042...044...045...046...047 AND 050... * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE QUICKLY BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAMES. CONTACT COUNTY OFFICIALS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. && $$ AJ
283 WWUS83 KBIS 060008 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE ABOVE 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ034>036-041-042-044>047-050-060115- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- 708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /608 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 034...035...036...041...042... 044...045...046...047 AND 050... THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE ABOVE 30 PERCENT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:32 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:32 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Divide and 16 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:31 AM MDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 2 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.