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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Rapid City, SD

March 5, 2017

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2017, 5:23 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2017, 1:00 PM 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
Mar 5, 2017, 5:23 AM CST (11:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2017, 1:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 5, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 5, 3:56 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 3:56 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 5:20 AM CST, 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
420 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017

SDZ024>029-041-072-074-WYZ055-057-061130-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City-
Southern Foot Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Fall River-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Hermosa Foot Hills-
Southern Campbell-Wyoming Black Hills-
420 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017

This Hazardous weather outlook is for portions of the Black Hills
of South Dakota...western South Dakota...northeast Wyoming...and
the Black Hills of Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Gusty southwest winds and low relative humidity values will result
in Very High fire danger today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Very strong northwest winds are expected Monday behind a cold
front, sustained at 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.
Additionally, some light snow may accumulate to 1 to 3 inches
across northeastern Wyoming and the Black Hills. Gusty winds will
create blowing snow and reduced visibilities there.

Gusty winds will return on Tuesday, but not quite as strong as
Monday's winds. Wind speeds will be 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to
50 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

SDZ001-002-012>014-030>032-042>044-046-047-049-073-WYZ054-056-058-
071-061130-
Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Oglala Lakota-
Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Northern Campbell-Western Crook-Weston-Northeastern Crook-
420 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 /520 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017/

This Hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
South Dakota...western South Dakota...and northeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

With gusty southwest winds and low relative humidity values...fire
danger will be Very High to Extreme today. Critical fire weather
conditions are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Very strong northwest winds are expected Monday behind a cold
front, sustained at 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.
Additionally, some light snow may accumulate to 1 to 3 inches
across northeastern Wyoming and the Black Hills. Gusty winds will
create blowing snow and reduced visibilities there.

Gusty winds will return on Tuesday, but not quite as strong as
Monday's winds. Wind speeds will be 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to
50 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

The office that day

Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 4:06 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchUNRBennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 10 more231 days
Mar 5, 4:15 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNRCuster, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington36 hr
Mar 5, 4:14 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningUNRBennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 8 more27 hr
Mar 5, 4:14 PM CSTWind AdvisoryUNRFall River27 hr

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.