Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Nov 29, 2017, 10:05 AM CST for Dickey County, LaMoure County, North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 29, 2017, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Nov 29, 2017, 10:05 AM CST (16:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 29, 2017, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2017, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, LaMoure County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 2348 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
790 WWUS83 KBIS 291605 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1005 AM CST Wed Nov 29 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES TODAY... .Strong southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph are expected late this morning through late afternoon. Temperatures should climb into the lower 50s, with relative humidity values as low as 25 percent. This will result in critical fire weather conditions late this morning through most of this afternoon. Thus a red flag warning will be in effect from around 11 am cst through 5 mph cst today. NDZ048-051-292300- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0009.171129T1700Z-171129T2300Z/ La Moure-Dickey- 1005 AM CST Wed Nov 29 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 048 AND 051... The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 048 and 051. This includes LaMoure and Dickey counties. * WIND...South winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph early in the day, becoming southwest during the afternoon. * HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * 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. && $$ JV
2 follow-up statements
455 WWUS83 KBIS 291843 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1243 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES TODAY... .Strong southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph are expected late through late afternoon. Temperatures should climb into the lower to mid 50s, with relative humidity values as low as 25 percent. This will result in critical fire weather conditions through most of this afternoon. Thus a red flag warning remains in effect through 5 PM. NDZ048-051-292300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-171129T2300Z/ La Moure-Dickey- 1243 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 048 AND 051... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 048 and 051. This includes LaMoure and Dickey counties. * WIND...South winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph early in the day, becoming southwest during the afternoon. * HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ twh
637 WWUS83 KBIS 292251 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 451 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST... .The Red Flag Warning for Dickey and LaMoure counties will expire at 5 pm CST. While strong westerly winds with gusts to 45 mph are expected this evening, relative humidity will continue to increase. NDZ048-051-300000- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-171129T2300Z/ La Moure-Dickey- 451 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 048 AND 051... The Red Flag Warning for Dickey and LaMoure counties will expire at 5 pm CST. While strong westerly winds with gusts to 45 mph are expected this evening, relative humidity will continue to increase. $$ PA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 3:43 AM CST | High Wind Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Dunn, Emmons, Foster and 15 more | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.