⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Fall River County Area; Northern Foot Hills; Eastern Foot Hills; Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Butte County Area; West Central Plains; Badlands Area; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Crook County Plains; Weston County Plains; Wyoming Black Hills – Friday, October 9, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued October 9 at 12:12AM MDT until October 9 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
CENTRAL BLACK HILLS, SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS, FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA,
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS, EASTERN FOOT HILLS, CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS, PINE
RIDGE AREA, BUTTE COUNTY AREA, WEST CENTRAL PLAINS, BADLANDS AREA,
NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, WESTON
COUNTY PLAINS, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS…

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320,
321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, and 332.

* TIMING…From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS…Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 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.