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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 6:59 PM Mar. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...... * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Corson, Campbell, McPherson, Walworth, Edmunds, Dewey, Potter, Faulk, Stanley, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Jones, Lyman and Buffalo. * WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Down to between 20 and 35 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&
High Wind Warning
Issued: 6:53 PM Mar. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central and north central South Dakota. * WHEN...From 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ Thursday to 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Friday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. &&
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