Red Flag Warning Issued for Campbell, Crook and Weston County Areas
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NOAA issued it on August 6, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag Warning until 8 PM MDT today for northern and southern Campbell, Crook County Plains, and Weston County Plains due to gusty winds and low humidity.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Northeast Wyoming
- Issued
- August 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Rapid City SD
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeast Wyoming.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning (event code FWW) has been issued by the National Weather Service Rapid City SD. The alert is effective from August 6 at 8:15 AM MDT until August 6 at 8:00 PM MDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northern Campbell, Southern Campbell, Crook County Plains, and Weston County Plains in Fire Weather Zones 314, 315, 316, and 317.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Any fires that develop will spread rapidly.
Expected Conditions
Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph are expected. Relative humidity will drop as low as 7 percent.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 8 PM MDT on August 6, 2026, with onset at 11:00 AM MDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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