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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1044 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN
CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS...
.WARM TEMPERATURES, HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 13%, AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING
AFTER 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WHILE SOME
SHOWERS MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT, NOT EXPECTING ANY WIDESPREAD WETTING
RAINS.
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NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-CROOK COUNTY PLAINS-WESTON
COUNTY PLAINS-
1044 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY SD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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.
WONG
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