Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2022
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Oct 13, 2022, 2:59 AM CDT for Lac qui Parle County, Redwood County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 13, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 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 13, 2022, 2:59 AM CDT (07:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 13, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2022, 3:01 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Lac qui Parle County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
173 WWUS83 KMPX 130759 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 259 AM CDT Thu Oct 13 2022 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with occasional gusts surpassing 30 mph, afternoon humidity around 20 to 25 percent, and dry weather should lead to critical fire weather conditions this afternoon. MNZ074-082-091-130900- /O.CAN.KMPX.FW.A.0001.221013T1700Z-221014T0000Z/ Brown-Watonwan-Martin- 259 AM CDT Thu Oct 13 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED AND A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074, 082, AND 091... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. Elevated fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon, but increased cloud cover should keep the humidity above 25 percent. If skies clear this afternoon, then the humidity values could be lower than currently forecast. $$ MNZ054-064-073-131600- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0001.221013T1700Z-221014T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0001.221013T1700Z-221014T0000Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- 259 AM CDT Thu Oct 13 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 054, 064, AND 073... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WIND...Northwest 15 to 25 mph, gusting to around 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum RH near 20 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ jrb
1 follow-up statement
412 WWUS83 KMPX 132001 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 301 PM CDT Thu Oct 13 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED... .Widespread cloud cover and lower temperatures has kept RH values above 30% this afternoon, thus the Red Flag warning has been cancelled. MNZ054-064-073-132115- /O.CAN.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-221014T0000Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- 301 PM CDT Thu Oct 13 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 054, 064, AND 073... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. $$
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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.