Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Peever, SD ∙ Wheaton, MN ∙ Kennebec, SD ∙ Blunt, SD ∙ Mina, SD ∙ Conde, SD ∙ Florence, SD ∙ Thunder Hawk, SD ∙ Bullhead, SD ∙ Bowdle, SD

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 911 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Corson, Campbell, McPherson, Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Walworth, Edmunds, Day, Dewey, Potter, Faulk, Spink, Clark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin, Deuel, Stanley, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Jones, Lyman and Buffalo. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. 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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