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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 10:17 AM May. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 322, 323, 324,
325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, AND 335...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 322 Fall River County Area,
323 Northern Foot Hills, 324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer
County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 327 Butte County Area, 328
Perkins County, 329 West Central Plains, 330 Ziebach County,
331 Haakon County Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County
Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties, and 335 Tripp County.

* WINDS...South southwest 15 to 20 MPH with gusts up to 30 MPH,
then switching to northwest 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of hot temperatures, gusty winds, and
low relative humidities will produce critical fire weather
conditions. In addition, a dry cold front will cross the region
from northwest to southeast between 2 PM and 9 PM today,
resulting in a sudden shift from south to northwest winds and an
increase in wind gusts. In this environment, any new fires
could spread rapidly and be difficult to control.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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