Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Aberdeen, SD
Areas Affected: Stanley; Hughes; Jones; Lyman; Buffalo
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 2:59am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 2:59am CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 11:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 12:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Aberdeen SD
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Stanley, Hughes, Jones, Lyman and Buffalo. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fc6427dcf0c40c26e93a8673254fe58caae7973.001.1 Codes: SDZ033, SDZ035, SDZ045, SDZ048, SDZ051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fc6427dcf0c40c26e93a8673254fe58caae7973.001.1