⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Morton; Grant; Sioux; Emmons – Monday, July 20, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued July 20 at 2:20AM CDT until July 20 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MORTON, GRANT, SIOUX, AND EMMONS COUNTIES…

.Critical fire weather conditions are expected in parts of south
central North Dakota this afternoon and early evening. Northwest
winds will increase to around 25 mph this afternoon, with gusts as
high as 40 mph. Relative humidity will fall as low as 20 percent this
afternoon as temperatures rise into the lower 90s. Any fires that
ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control.

The National Weather Service in Bismarck ND has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA…Morton, Grant, Sioux, and Emmons Counties.

* TIMING…From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
this evening.

* WINDS…Northwest around 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 20 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become
difficult to control or suppress.

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.