Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Rapid City, SD
Areas Affected: Haakon County Area; Bennett County Area; Mellette and Todd Counties; Tripp County
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 3:22am MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 3:22am MDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 9:00pm MDT
Event Onset: Sunday 11:00am MDT
Event Ends: Sunday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Rapid City SD
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 331, 333, 334, AND 335... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .Warm, dry, and breezy weather will support critical fire weather conditions over northeastern Wyoming and southern South Dakota through this evening. These conditions will likely extend into Monday across much of the same area. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 331 Haakon County Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity will produce critical fire weather conditions.
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.f56a6a13a6148f36c2b2f68dac0904080efbbb23.002.1 Codes: SDZ331, SDZ333, SDZ334, SDZ335 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f56a6a13a6148f36c2b2f68dac0904080efbbb23.002.1