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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at May 27, 2023, 1:33 PM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota. 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
- May 27, 2023, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 2562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
171 WWUS83 KMPX 271833 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 133 PM CDT Sat May 27 2023 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY... .Winds remain steady out of the south at 10-15mph with gusts from 20-25mph at times as humidities have fallen into the upper teens to lower 20s due to low dew points and warm temperatures. Critical fire weather conditions are expected and any fires that form will have the ability spread quickly. Similar conditions are expected on Sunday in a similar airmass, thus a Fire Weather Watch has been issued for tomorrow as well. MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-280200- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0004.230527T1833Z-230528T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.A.0003.230528T1800Z-230529T0200Z/ Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Yellow Medicine- 133 PM CDT Sat May 27 2023 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SUSTAINED WINDS IN WEST-CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SUSTAINED WINDS IN WEST-CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 9 PM CDT this evening. a Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...West-central and western Minnesota. * WIND...South 10 to 15 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph. * HUMIDITY...15 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
1 follow-up statement
576 WWUS83 KMPX 280226 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 926 PM CDT Sat May 27 2023 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .Winds on Sunday will be out of the south at 15 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 mph at times. Humidities are expected to be in the upper teens to lower 20s due to very dry air and warm temperatures. Critical fire weather conditions are possible and any fires that form will have the ability spread quickly. Therefore a Fire Weather Watch has been issued for Sunday afternoon and evening. MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-281100- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230528T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.FW.A.0003.230528T1800Z-230529T0200Z/ Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Yellow Medicine- 926 PM CDT Sat May 27 2023 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SUSTAINED WINDS IN PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of west-central and central Minnesota. * WIND...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph. * HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:33 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 2 more | 13 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.