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Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Aberdeen, SD

April 22, 20216 counties in South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 22, 2021, 11:30 AM CDT for 6 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Apr 22, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 22, 2021, 11:30 AM CDT (16:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 22, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 22, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Brown County, SD, Codington County, SD, Day County, SD, Grant County, SD, Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:28 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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2021-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2021-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

820 
WWUS83 KABR 221630
RFWABR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1130 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

SDZ007-008-011-020-021-230000-
/O.NEW.KABR.FW.W.0012.210422T1700Z-210423T0000Z/
Marshall-Roberts-Day-Codington-Grant-
1130 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST SD...

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Marshall, Roberts, Day, 
  Codington and Grant.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.


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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
660 
WWUS83 KABR 221733
RFWABR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1233 PM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

SDZ006-230000-
/O.EXA.KABR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210423T0000Z/
Brown-
1233 PM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Brown.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.



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.

&&

$$

SDZ007-008-011-020-021-230000-
/O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210423T0000Z/
Marshall-Roberts-Day-Codington-Grant-
1233 PM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST SD...

* AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Marshall, Roberts, Day, 
  Codington and Grant.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

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.

&&

$$
754 
WWUS83 KABR 222340
RFWABR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
640 PM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

SDZ006>008-011-020-021-230045-
/O.CAN.KABR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210423T0000Z/
Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Codington-Grant-
640 PM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST SD...

The relative humidity has increased across the region. Therefore,
the Red Flag Warning has been cancelled. 

$$

Mohr

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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.