Red Flag Warning Issued for Eight Kansas Counties
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NOAA issued it on May 26, 2026, 2 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 Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions across southwest Kansas through Monday evening.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Southwest Kansas
- Issued
- May 26, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Dodge City KS
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 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwest Kansas.
Alert Details
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Dodge City KS. The warning is in effect until 9 PM CDT May 17 and again from noon to 9 PM CDT May 18.
Affected Areas
Fire Weather Zones 074 Stanton, 075 Grant, 076 Haskell, 077 Gray, 084 Morton, 085 Stevens, 086 Seward and 087 Meade in Kansas.
What You Should Do
Outdoor burning is not recommended. Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly.
Expected Conditions
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Relative humidity as low as 5 percent.
Timeline
First period in effect until 9 PM CDT May 17. Second period from noon to 9 PM CDT May 18.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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