Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2026
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Mar 27, 2026, 11:13 AM CDT for 42 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 28, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 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 27, 2026, 11:13 AM CDT (16:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 42 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 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 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 1406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
496 WWUS83 KMPX 271613 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1113 AM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY... .The combination of warmer temperatures near 60, very low relative humidity values between 15 to 20 percent, southwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph, and dry fuels will lead to critical fire weather conditions across central and southern Minnesota on Saturday. MNZ054-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-280415- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0001.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0001.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Martin-Faribault- 1113 AM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM CDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 9 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ MNZ041>045-047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-084-085-093-280415- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0001.260328T1700Z-260329T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0001.260328T1700Z-260329T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-McLeod-Sibley- Carver-Scott-Dakota-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele- Freeborn- 1113 AM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from noon to 7 PM CDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...From noon to 7 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ Dye
4 follow-up statements
100 WWUS83 KMPX 280548 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1248 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY... .Warm temperatures near 60 degrees, very low relative humidity values between 10 to 20 percent, southwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph, and dry fuels will lead to critical fire weather conditions across central and southern Minnesota on Saturday. MNZ041>045-047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-084-085-093-290000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0001.260328T1700Z-260329T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-McLeod-Sibley- Carver-Scott-Dakota-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele- Freeborn- 1248 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...From noon to 7 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ MNZ054-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-290000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0001.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Martin-Faribault- 1248 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 9 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
262 WWUS83 KMPX 281618 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1118 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .The combination of warmer temperatures in the mid 50s to lower 60s, very low relative humidity values between 15 to 20 percent, southwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph, and dry fuels will lead to critical fire weather conditions across central and southern Minnesota this afternoon and early evening. MNZ054-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-290200- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260329T0200Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Martin-Faribault- 1118 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ MNZ041>045-047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-084-085-093-290000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0001.260328T1700Z-260329T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-McLeod-Sibley- Carver-Scott-Dakota-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele- Freeborn- 1118 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ Borghoff
988 WWUS83 KMPX 282346 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 646 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING... MNZ041>045-047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-084-085-093-290100- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260329T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-McLeod-Sibley- Carver-Scott-Dakota-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele- Freeborn- 646 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire as strong wind gusts have become less frequent over the past hour. $$ MNZ054-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-290200- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260329T0200Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Martin-Faribault- 646 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ BED
952 WWUS83 KMPX 290149 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 849 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-290300- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260329T0200Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Martin-Faribault- 849 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire as strong wind gusts have become less frequent this evening. $$ BED
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2026Every red flag warning in 2026
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.