NWS Glasgow MTFW.W 0016September 4, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties, MT
The National Weather Service office in Glasgow issued a red flag warning for Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties in Montana, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on September 4. It was the 16th red flag warning the NWS office in Glasgow 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, Glasgow MT
- Area
- Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:36 a.m. MDT, September 4, 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
- KGGW FW.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 122. * WIND...Southeast 15 to 30 mph becoming south to southwest in the afternoon. * HUMIDITY...as low as 14 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
What the agency told people to do
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Red Flag Warning.
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.