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WWUS83 KUNR 251827
RFWUNR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1227 PM MDT SAT JUL 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT DUE
TO DRY LIGHTNING FOR NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, CENTRAL BLACK HILLS,
SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS, FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN FOOT HILLS,
EASTERN FOOT HILLS, CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS, PINE RIDGE AREA, BUTTE
COUNTY AREA, PERKINS COUNTY, WEST CENTRAL PLAINS, ZIEBACH COUNTY,
HAAKON COUNTY AREA, BADLANDS AREA, BENNETT COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN
CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, WESTON COUNTY
PLAINS, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS...
SDZ319>333-WYZ314>318-260230-
/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260726T0600Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-
FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-EASTERN FOOT HILLS-
CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS-PINE RIDGE AREA-BUTTE COUNTY AREA-PERKINS
COUNTY-WEST CENTRAL PLAINS-ZIEBACH COUNTY-HAAKON COUNTY AREA-
BADLANDS AREA-BENNETT COUNTY AREA-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN
CAMPBELL-CROOK COUNTY PLAINS-WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-WYOMING BLACK
HILLS-
1227 PM MDT SAT JUL 25 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,
320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332,
AND 333.
* TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* LIGHTNING...FREQUENT DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR
ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE TO NO RAIN, GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING MEANS THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTING AND VERY LITTLE RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, CRITICAL FUELS, AND
GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
JC
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