Alert archive / Iowa / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 12, 2016, 4:36 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 12, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 12, 2016, 4:36 AM CDT (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted.
772 WWUS83 KFSD 120936 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 436 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING FROM THE JAMES VALLEY EASTWARD IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA INCLUDING THE SIOUX CITY AND LE MARS AREA...FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES CLOSE TO 25 PERCENT... IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-121745- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0001.160412T1900Z-160413T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0006.160412T1900Z-160413T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 436 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...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. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256... 257...AND 258. NORTHEAST NEBRASKA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. NORTHWEST IOWA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 22 TO 29 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE MID TO LATE 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
531 WWUS83 KFSD 121307 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 807 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING FROM THE JAMES VALLEY EASTWARD IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA INCLUDING THE SIOUX CITY AND LE MARS AREA...AND FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES CLOSE TO 25 PERCENT... MNZ900-122115- /O.EXA.KFSD.FW.W.0006.160412T1900Z-160413T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 807 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY| FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 22 TO 29 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-122115- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0006.160412T1900Z-160413T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 807 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256...257...AND 258. NORTHEAST NEBRASKA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. NORTHWEST IOWA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 22 TO 29 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE MID TO LATE 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. && $$
142 WWUS83 KFSD 121617 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1117 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA EAST OF A PICKSTOWN TO WHITE LAKE TO WESSINGTON SPRINGS LINE FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES 20 TO 25 PERCENT... IAZ301-130000- /O.EXB.KFSD.FW.W.0006.160412T1800Z-160413T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- 1117 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST IOWA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. * WIND...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ IAZ300-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-130000- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.W.0006.160412T1800Z-160413T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1117 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256... 257...258...300...AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256...257...AND 258...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900...AND NORTHWEST IOWA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE MID TO LATE 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. && $$
926 WWUS83 KFSD 122108 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 408 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA EAST OF A PICKSTOWN TO WHITE LAKE TO WESSINGTON SPRINGS LINE FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES 20 TO 25 PERCENT... IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-130000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160413T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 408 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST IOWA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. * WIND...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE VERY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
375 WWUS83 KFSD 130009 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 709 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ256>258-130115- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160413T0000Z/ 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- 709 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH SLOWLY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING AS SUNSET APPROACHES...HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUE TO RISE....THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2016Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.