Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Coolidge, KS ∙ Liberal Municipal Airport, KS ∙ Garden City, KS ∙ Macksville, KS ∙ Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, KS ∙ Horse Thief Canyon, KS ∙ Cairo, KS ∙ Hays Municipal Airport, KS ∙ Big Bow, KS ∙ Englewood, KS

Headline

...Elevated to Critical Fire Weather Danger Today...
...A dramatic directional shift of the winds with a cold front passage this afternoon...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 547 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...Elevated to Critical Fire Weather Danger Today... ...A dramatic directional shift of the winds with a cold front passage this afternoon... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...Ahead of the cold front west to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Behind the cold front north winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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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