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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2016, 11:46 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 9, 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
- Apr 9, 2016, 11:46 AM CDT (16:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted.
081 WWUS83 KFSD 091646 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1146 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2016 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-100000- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0005.160409T1900Z-160410T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1146 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258... 300...301 AND 900... 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 301. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
739 WWUS83 KFSD 100008 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 708 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2016 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-100115- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160410T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 708 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... ALTHOUGH SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EVENING HOURS... DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND RESULTANT INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL LESSEN THE FIRE DANGER. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1:28 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Clay, Davison, Hanson and 11 more | 6 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.