NWS Rapid City SDFW.W 0040October 22, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northern Foot Hills, Butte County Area and Wyoming Black Hills, SD and WY
The National Weather Service office in Rapid City issued a red flag warning for Northern Foot Hills, Butte County Area and Wyoming Black Hills in South Dakota, 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. South Dakota had 1 red flag warning in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (South Dakota's red flag warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 12 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Rapid City SD
- Area
- Northern Foot Hills, Butte County Area and Wyoming Black Hills
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:38 p.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 South Dakota since 2008Every warning type in South Dakota
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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 FOOT HILLS, BUTTE COUNTY AREA, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 318, 323, and 327. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 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.
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The record around this notice
- Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota since 200831 a year
- Every warning type in South Dakota
- Red Flag Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most1,154 a year
- NWS notices, October 202612,285 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels