Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 11:04 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Mar 21, 2016, 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted.
209 WWUS83 KFSD 211604 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1104 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ258-220000- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0002.160321T1900Z-160322T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1104 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY 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 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA BORDER. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
854 WWUS83 KFSD 211840 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 140 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 IAZ301-220000- /O.EXA.KFSD.FW.W.0002.160321T1900Z-160322T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- 140 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA BORDER. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ258-220000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0002.160321T1900Z-160322T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 140 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA BORDER. * 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. && $$
019 WWUS83 KFSD 212347 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 647 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ258-220100- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 647 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258...300 AND 301... CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Bon Homme, Brookings, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas and 12 more | 37 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.