June 16, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

Live Weather Coverage & Severe Storm Reporting

⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin – Sunday, June 14, 2026

Event Red Flag Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely
Area Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Effective 6/14/2026, 12:24:00 PM CDT
Expires 6/15/2026, 7:00:00 AM CDT

Red Flag Warning issued June 14 at 11:24AM MDT until June 15 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Monday. The
Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zones 417, 418, 432, 433, 434,
435, 436, and 437.

* WIND…Northwest winds at 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY…10 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely 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.