536  
WWUS83 KABR 031859  
RFWABR  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
159 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL  
AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...  
 
SDZ003-015-016-033-034-045-040200-  
/O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260804T0200Z/  
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-JONES-  
159 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026 /1259 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 30 TO 40 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR  
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WE IDENTIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT  
PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE WHICH MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. THIS  
DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS A FIRE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING  
NOW OR WILL BEGIN SOON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO  
RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES.  
 
FOLLOW ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. ONE LESS SPARK, ONE LESS WILDFIRE.  
 

 
 

 
 
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