NWS Dodge City KSFW.W 0027April 26, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Stanton, Grant, Morton and 1 more, KS
The National Weather Service office in Dodge City issued a red flag warning for Stanton, Grant, Morton and 1 more in Kansas, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on April 26. It was the 27th red flag warning the NWS office in Dodge City issued in 2026. Kansas had 35 red flag warnings in April 2026, against 21 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Kansas's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Dodge City KS
- Area
- Stanton, Grant, Morton and 1 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDDC FW.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens. * TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Southeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 26 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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.