⚠️ Red Flag Warning – 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 – Saturday, July 11, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued July 11 at 11:55AM MDT until July 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 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, AND WESTON
COUNTY PLAINS…

The National Weather Service in Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag
Warning in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday.

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

* TIMING…From 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity between 8 to 18 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.