Red Flag Warning Issued for Grant, Haskell, Gray and Ford Counties
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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 Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions across four southwest Kansas counties from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Thursday.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Southwest Kansas
- Issued
- May 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Dodge City
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 Southwest Kansas.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Dodge City for wind and low relative humidity. The alert is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Thursday.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, and Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford in Kansas.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Expected Conditions
Southwest winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are forecast, with higher gusts to 55 mph possible near any thunderstorms. Isolated dry lightning strikes are possible. Relative humidity may drop as low as 14 percent.
Timeline
The Red Flag Warning is effective from 1:00 PM CDT to 9:00 PM CDT on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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