⚠️ Red Flag Warning – McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams – Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued September 9 at 1:15PM CDT until September 10 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8
PM MDT/ THURSDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS
SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA…

.Warm and breezy conditions are expected over western North Dakota
Thursday, ahead of an approaching cold front. Temperatures are
forecast to climb into the upper 80s, with afternoon humidities of 10
to 25 percent. Winds on Thursday afternoon are forecast to be
westerly 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Due to the low humidity
and breezy conditions with abundant dry vegetation, critical fire
weather conditions are expected Thursday afternoon into early
Thursday evening.

The National Weather Service in Bismarck ND has issued a Red Flag
Warning in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
Thursday.

* AFFECTED AREA…Southwest and portions of northwest North Dakota.

* TIMING…From 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Thursday.

* WINDS…West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity between 10 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.