⚠️ Red Flag Warning – McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams – Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued August 5 at 12:13PM CDT until August 6 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT
/8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA…

.Critical fire weather conditions are expected across portions of
northwest and southwest North Dakota Thursday. Westerly winds will
increase to around 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. A cold front
will then move from northwest North Dakota to the southeast in the
evening, shifting winds to the northwest. Relative humidity will fall
to as low as 12 percent Thursday afternoon.

The National Weather Service in Bismarck ND has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA…Portions of northwest and southwest North Dakota.

* TIMING…From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Thursday.

* WINDS…West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph then
shifting to the northwest in the evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity between 12 to 18 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews
in the field of this Red Flag Warning.

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