Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Jul 15, 2017, 11:52 AM MDT for 14 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jul 16, 2017, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jul 15, 2017, 11:52 AM MDT (17:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 16, 2017, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2017, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
818 WWUS83 KBIS 151752 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1252 PM CDT Sat Jul 15 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .A cold front will push across western North Dakota late Sunday afternoon into the early evening. Ahead of the cold front, southerly winds between 20 mph and 30 mph, combined with temperatures around 100 degrees, minimum relative humidities as low as 15 percent, and very dry fuels, will produce critical fire weather conditions along and west of the Missouri River. NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-160200- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0002.170716T1800Z-170717T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0002.170716T1800Z-170717T0200Z/ McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton- Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-Sioux- 1252 PM CDT Sat Jul 15 2017 /1152 AM MDT Sat Jul 15 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND VERY DRY FUELS... The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WIND...South between 20 and 30 mph. Winds shifting to the northwest late Sunday afternoon into the early evening. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Around 100 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions will occur, which can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ ZH/KS
4 follow-up statements
950 WWUS83 KBIS 160253 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 953 PM CDT Sat Jul 15 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .A cold front will push across western North Dakota late Sunday afternoon into the early evening. Ahead of the cold front, southerly winds between 20 mph and 30 mph, combined with temperatures around 100 degrees, minimum relative humidities as low as 15 percent, and very dry fuels, will produce critical fire weather conditions along and west of the Missouri River. NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-170200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.170716T1800Z-170717T0200Z/ McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton- Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-Sioux- 953 PM CDT Sat Jul 15 2017 /853 PM MDT Sat Jul 15 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND VERY DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and parts of south central North Dakota along and west of the Missouri River. * WIND...South between 20 and 30 mph. Winds shifting to the northwest late Sunday afternoon into the early evening. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Around 100 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions will occur, which can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ CJS
055 WWUS83 KBIS 160852 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 352 AM CDT Sun Jul 16 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .A cold front will push across western North Dakota late Sunday afternoon into the early evening. Ahead of the cold front, southerly winds between 20 mph and 30 mph, combined with temperatures around 100 degrees, minimum relative humidities as low as 15 percent, and very dry fuels, will produce critical fire weather conditions along and west of the Missouri River. NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-161700- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.170716T1800Z-170717T0200Z/ McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton- Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-Sioux- 352 AM CDT Sun Jul 16 2017 /252 AM MDT Sun Jul 16 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND VERY DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and parts of south central North Dakota along and west of the Missouri River. * WIND...South between 20 and 30 mph. Winds shifting to the northwest late Sunday afternoon into the early evening. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Around 100 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions will occur, which can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ waa
270 WWUS83 KBIS 161709 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1209 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A cold front will push across western North Dakota late this afternoon into the early evening. Ahead of the cold front, southerly winds between 20 mph and 30 mph, combined with temperatures around 100 degrees, minimum relative humidities as low as 15 percent, and very dry fuels, will produce critical fire weather conditions along and west of the Missouri River. NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-170200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.170716T1800Z-170717T0200Z/ McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton- Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-Sioux- 1209 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2017 /1109 AM MDT Sun Jul 16 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND VERY DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and parts of south central North Dakota along and west of the Missouri River. * WIND...South between 20 and 30 mph. Winds shifting to the northwest late Sunday afternoon into the early evening. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Around 100 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions will occur, which can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KS
583 WWUS83 KBIS 162030 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 330 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A cold front will push across western North Dakota late this afternoon into the early evening. Ahead of the cold front, southerly winds between 20 mph and 30 mph, combined with temperatures around 100 degrees, minimum relative humidities as low as 15 percent, and very dry fuels, will produce critical fire weather conditions along and west of the Missouri River. NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-170200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170717T0200Z/ McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton- Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-Sioux- 330 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2017 /230 PM MDT Sun Jul 16 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND VERY DRY FUELS.. * AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and parts of south central North Dakota along and west of the Missouri River. * WIND...South between 20 and 30 mph. Winds shifting to the northwest late this afternoon into the early evening. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Around 100 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions will occur, which can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 31 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.