⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Fall River County Area; Pine Ridge Area; Southern Campbell; Weston County Plains – Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued June 16 at 1:53AM MDT until June 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER
COUNTY AREA, PINE RIDGE AREA, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, AND WESTON COUNTY
PLAINS…

.Very warm, dry, and windy conditions will lead to widespread
critical fire weather conditions across portions of northeastern
Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota this afternoon and evening.
Humidities will drop to as low as 13 percent with northwest winds
gusting up to 35 mph.

The National Weather Service in Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 315, 317, 322, and 326.

* TIMING…From noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity as low as 13 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.