⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin – Monday, June 15, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued June 15 at 8:57PM MDT until June 17 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon Tuesday to 10 PM MDT
Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zones 417, 418, 432, 433, 434,
435, 436, and 437.

* WIND… On Tuesday, west to northwest winds gusting 25 to 40
mph. On Wednesday, northwest winds gusting 35 to 55 mph.

* HUMIDITY…On Tuesday 10 to 14 percent. On Wednesday, 12 to 20
percent. Poor recoveries expected Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely 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.