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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
105 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-190315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0001.260219T1800Z-260220T0200Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-
CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-
105 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOWERED HUMIDITIES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KANSAS EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 BENTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 056 MORGAN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MILLER, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 058 MARIES, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 067 ST. CLAIR, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 HICKORY, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 069 CAMDEN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 PULASKI, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 071 PHELPS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 BOURBON, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 CEDAR, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 079 POLK, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 DALLAS, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 081 LACLEDE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 TEXAS, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 088 JASPER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 DADE, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 090 GREENE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 WEBSTER, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 092 WRIGHT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 094 LAWRENCE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 095 CHRISTIAN,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 096 DOUGLAS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 CRAWFORD,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 HOWELL, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 BARRY,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 STONE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 TANEY AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 OZARK.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 72.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. 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.
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