⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Northern Foot Hills; Butte County Area; Wyoming Black Hills – Thursday, October 22, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued October 22 at 7:38PM MDT until October 23 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN FOOT HILLS, BUTTE
COUNTY AREA, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS…

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN CAMPBELL,
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS…

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 318, 323, and 327.

* TIMING…From 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Friday.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 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.