Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 3:00 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
- Apr 5, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted.
694 WWUS83 KFSD 050845 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 345 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... SDZ255-051645- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0004.160405T2000Z-160406T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 345 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER BRULE AREA IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND...WEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES FROM BURKE TO CHAMBERLAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
610 WWUS83 KFSD 051617 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1117 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... SDZ255-060030- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0004.160405T2000Z-160406T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 1117 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER BRULE AREA IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND...WEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES FROM BURKE TO CHAMBERLAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
644 WWUS83 KFSD 051942 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 242 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... SDZ255-060100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0004.160405T2000Z-160406T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 242 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255... WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER BRULE AREA IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES FROM BURKE TO CHAMBERLAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 22 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.