⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Fall River County Area; Northern Foot Hills; Eastern Foot Hills; Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Butte County Area; West Central Plains; Badlands Area; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Crook County Plains; Weston County Plains; Wyoming Black Hills – Thursday, October 8, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued October 8 at 11:03AM MDT until October 9 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL BLACK HILLS,
SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS, FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN FOOT HILLS,
EASTERN FOOT HILLS, CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS, PINE RIDGE AREA, BUTTE
COUNTY AREA, WEST CENTRAL PLAINS, BADLANDS AREA, NORTHERN CAMPBELL,
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, WESTON COUNTY PLAINS, AND
WYOMING BLACK HILLS…

The National Weather Service in Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag
Warning in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320,
321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, and 332.

* TIMING…From 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Friday.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 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.