679  
WWUS83 KABR 151546  
RFWABR  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
946 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
SDZ045-048-051-160000-  
/O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0001.260215T1800Z-260216T0000Z/  
JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-  
946 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, JONES, LYMAN AND BUFFALO.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME  
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR SUPPRESS.  
 
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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