NWS Rapid City SDFW.W 0040October 22, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northern Campbell, Southern Campbell, Crook County Plains and 1 more, WY
The National Weather Service office in Rapid City issued a red flag warning for Northern Campbell, Southern Campbell, Crook County Plains and 1 more in Wyoming, in force until 11:00 p.m. local time on October 23. It was the 40th red flag warning the NWS office in Rapid City issued in 2026. Wyoming had 7 red flag warnings in October 2026, against 6 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Wyoming's red flag warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 12 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Rapid City SD
- Area
- Northern Campbell, Southern Campbell, Crook County Plains and 1 more
- State
- Wyoming
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:44 a.m. MDT, October 22, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. MDT, October 23, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 p.m. MDT, October 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KUNR FW.W 0040
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming since 2008Every warning type in Wyoming
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The notice as issued
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS... .Warm temperatures, humidities as low as 13%, and southwest winds gusting to 50 mph ahead of an approaching cold front will create widespread critical fire weather conditions Friday afternoon through Friday evening. Southwest winds increase over northeastern Wyoming after 10 am Friday morning with sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts of 40 to 50 mph through the afternoon. Winds will shift to the northwest after midnight as the front moves through. While some showers may accompany the front, not expecting any widespread wetting rains. The National Weather Service in Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Friday. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.