Effective:

2025-03-12T20:58:00-05:00

Expires:

2025-03-13T05:00:00-05:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Red Flag Warning

Type:

Update

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Knox; Cedar; Antelope; Pierce; Boone; Madison; Platte

* AFFECTED AREA...Knox, Cedar, Antelope, Pierce, Boone, Madison, and Platte Counties. * TIMING...From noon to 9 PM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instruction: 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.

Effective:

2025-03-12T12:47:00-05:00

Expires:

2025-03-12T23:00:00-05:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Red Flag Warning

Type:

Alert

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Dixon; Beadle; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Miner; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Charles Mix; Douglas; Hutchinson; Turner; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In Nebraska, Dixon. In South Dakota, Beadle, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Bon Homme, Yankton and Clay. * WINDS...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instruction: 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.