Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Oct 18, 2017, 3:16 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 18, 2017, 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
- Oct 18, 2017, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Ward County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 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 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 3899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
193 WWUS83 KBIS 180816 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 316 AM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... .Strong west to northwest winds sustained between 25 and 35 mph will coincide with minimum relative humidities around 20 percent this afternoon into early evening. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible, especially in the Turtle Mountains. The combination of strong winds and low relative humidities will create critical fire weather conditions for northern and most of central North Dakota this afternoon into early evening. NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-181630- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0009.171018T1800Z-171019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0007.171018T1800Z-171019T0000Z/ Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Williams-Mountrail-Ward- McHenry-Pierce-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-Burleigh-Kidder- Stutsman- 316 AM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 021, 022, 023, 025, 035, 036, AND 037... The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WIND...West to northwest winds sustained up to 35 mph, with gusts to 50 mph. * HUMIDITY...Around 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the 50s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may spread rapidly. Refer to your county or tribal emergency management or law enforcement for fire restrictions. 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 and low relative humidity can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KS
3 follow-up statements
315 WWUS83 KBIS 181447 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 947 AM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... .Strong west to northwest winds sustained around 30 mph will coincide with minimum relative humidity around 20 percent. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible, especially in the Turtle Mountains. The combination of strong winds and low relative humidity will create critical fire weather conditions for northern and most of central North Dakota this afternoon into early evening. NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-182300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.171018T1800Z-171019T0000Z/ Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Williams-Mountrail-Ward- McHenry-Pierce-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-Burleigh-Kidder- Stutsman- 947 AM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 021, 022, 023, 025, 035, 036, AND 037... * WIND...West to northwest winds sustained around 30 mph, with gusts to 50 mph. * HUMIDITY...Around 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the 50s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may spread rapidly. Refer to your county or tribal emergency management or law enforcement for fire restrictions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds and low relative humidity can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ PA
984 WWUS83 KBIS 181928 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 228 PM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... .Strong west to northwest winds sustained between 25 to 30 mph were observed this afternoon coinciding with minimum relative humidity values around 20 percent. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible, especially in the Turtle Mountains. The combination of strong winds and low relative humidities have created critical fire weather conditions for northern and most of central North Dakota this afternoon and into the early evening. NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-190000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-171019T0000Z/ Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Williams-Mountrail-Ward- McHenry-Pierce-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-Burleigh-Kidder- Stutsman- 228 PM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 021, 022, 023, 025, 035, 036, AND 037... * WIND...West to northwest winds sustained around 30 mph, with gusts to 50 mph. * HUMIDITY...Around 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the 50s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may spread rapidly. Refer to your county or tribal emergency management or law enforcement for fire restrictions. 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 and low relative humidity can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ AE/PA
448 WWUS83 KBIS 182357 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 657 PM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 7 PM CDT... .Critical fire weather conditions have abated and the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 7 PM CDT. NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-190100- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-171019T0000Z/ Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Williams-Mountrail-Ward- McHenry-Pierce-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-Burleigh-Kidder- Stutsman- 657 PM CDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 021, 022, 023, 025, 035, 036, AND 037... The Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 7 PM CDT. $$ WA
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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.