Red Flag Warning Issued for Eastern North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota
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NOAA issued it on May 21, 2026, 3 months 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 Grand Forks has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low humidity from 9 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday across eastern North Dakota and portions of northwest and west central Minnesota.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Eastern North Dakota and Northwest and West Central Minnesota
- Issued
- May 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Grand Forks ND
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 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Eastern North Dakota and Northwest and West Central Minnesota.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND. The alert is in effect from 9 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday for wind and low relative humidity.
Affected Areas
The warning covers West Polk, Norman, Clay, Kittson, Roseau, West Marshall, East Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, East Polk, North Clearwater, Mahnomen, South Clearwater, West Becker, East Becker, Wilkin, West Otter Tail, East Otter Tail and Grant counties in Minnesota. In North Dakota, it includes Towner, Cavalier, Pembina, Benson, Ramsey, Eastern Walsh County, Eddy, Nelson, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Traill, Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Richland and Western Walsh County.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are occurring or will shortly occur. Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Expected Conditions
Winds will be southeast then southwest at 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Relative humidity will drop as low as 21 percent.
Timeline
The Red Flag Warning is effective from 9 AM CDT Thursday through 10 PM CDT Thursday. A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening for the same region.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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