Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2024
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2024, 2:42 AM CDT for 31 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 16, 2024, 1:00 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
- Mar 16, 2024, 2:42 AM CDT (07:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2024, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 31 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:42 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 1852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
541 WWUS83 KMPX 160742 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 242 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .Northwest winds will increase to around 25 mph and will occasionally gust to 35 to 40 mph this afternoon. Humidity will drop to between 25 to 30 percent. Fuels are very dry and any fire that develops could spread rapidly. MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-161800- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0002.240316T1800Z-240317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0003.240316T1800Z-240317T0100Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- 242 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of west central through south central Minnesota. * WIND...Northwest around 25 mph, gusting to 35 to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 25 to 30 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 dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ MNZ049-058>060-062-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-161800- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0003.240316T1800Z-240317T0100Z/ Stearns-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Ramsey-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott- Dakota-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Faribault-Freeborn- 242 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of east central through south central Minnesota. * WIND...Northwest 20 to 25 mph, gusting to 35 to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
3 follow-up statements
555 WWUS83 KMPX 161110 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 610 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .Northwest winds will increase to around 25 mph and will occasionally gust to 35 to 40 mph this afternoon. Humidity will drop to between near 30 percent. Fuels are very dry and any fire that develops could spread rapidly. MNZ047>049-054>060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-162000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0003.240316T1800Z-240317T0100Z/ Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Ramsey-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod- Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice- Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- 610 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central through southern Minnesota. * WIND...Northwest around 25 mph, gusting to 35 to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 30 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 dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
344 WWUS83 KMPX 161918 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 218 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .Northwest winds will increase to around 25 mph and will occasionally gust to 35 to 40 mph this afternoon. Humidity will drop between 25 to 30 percent. Fuels are very dry and any fire that develops could spread rapidly. MNZ047>049-054>060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-170100- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240317T0100Z/ Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Ramsey-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod- Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice- Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- 218 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...Most of central and southern Minnesota. * WIND...Northwest around 25 mph, gusting to 35 to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 25 to 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Borghoff
240 WWUS83 KMPX 170105 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 805 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .Humidities will increase overnight, but breezy northwest winds will continue through Sunday evening.. MNZ047>049-054>060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-170215- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240317T0100Z/ Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Ramsey-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod- Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice- Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- 805 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047, 048, 049, 054, 055, 056, 057, 058, 059, 060, 062, 064, 065, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 078, 082, 083, 084, 085, 091, 092, AND 093... Humidities will increase overnight, but breezy northwest winds will continue through Sunday evening. $$ jrb
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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.