NWS Billings MTFW.W 0011September 3, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area and Bighorn National Forest, MT and WY
The National Weather Service office in Billings issued a red flag warning for Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area and Bighorn National Forest in Montana, Wyoming, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on September 4. It was the 11th red flag warning the NWS office in Billings issued in 2026. Montana had 9 red flag warnings in September 2026, against 9 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Montana's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 12 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Billings MT
- Area
- Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area and Bighorn National Forest
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:19 p.m. MDT, September 3, 2026
- In force from
- 9:00 a.m. MDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. MDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBYZ FW.W 0011
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Red Flag Warnings in Montana since 2008Every warning type in Montana
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 9 AM to 9 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone...284. In South Central MT Fire Zone...129. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Yellowstone. * WIND: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across the lower elevations. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 96.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.