⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains; North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central and West Carbon; Upper North Platte River Basin; North Snowy Range Foothills; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland – Thursday, October 8, 2026

Event	Red Flag Warning
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Likely
Area	Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains; North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central and West Carbon; Upper North Platte River Basin; North Snowy Range Foothills; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland
Effective	10/8/2026, 1:40:00 PM CDT
Expires	10/9/2026, 7:00:00 AM CDT

Red Flag Warning issued October 8 at 12:40PM MDT until October 9 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NE AND WY…

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY has issued a Red Flag
Warning in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 417 through 422, 425, 427, and
432.

* TIMING…From noon to 7 PM MDT Friday.

* WINDS…Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity between 11 to 18 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.