Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Rapid City, SD
Areas Affected: Butte County Area; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Crook County Plains; Weston County Plains; Wyoming Black Hills
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:19pm MDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:19pm MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 9:30am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 11:00am MDT
Event Ends: Friday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Rapid City SD
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR BUTTE COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, WESTON COUNTY PLAINS, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS... The National Weather Service in Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag Warning. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, and 327. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity as low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d518cf6e6d8cd19ff2844185adb4053409fe95ba.001.1 Codes: WYZ314, WYZ315, WYZ316, WYZ317, WYZ318 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d518cf6e6d8cd19ff2844185adb4053409fe95ba.001.1