⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Fall River County Area; Butte County Area – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued August 6 at 8:15AM MDT until August 6 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN
CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS…

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA
AND BUTTE COUNTY AREA…

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 322 and 327.

* TIMING…Until 8 PM MDT this evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity as low as 9 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.