WWUS83 KFSD 230728 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 228 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-231800- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.W.0011.260423T1600Z-260423T2200Z/ Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Charles Mix- Douglas- 228 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Beadle, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Charles Mix and Douglas. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ071-072-097-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>069-231800- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0011.260423T1800Z-260424T0100Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Pipestone-Kingsbury-Brookings-Miner-Lake-Moody- Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton- 228 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon and Pipestone. In South Dakota, Kingsbury, Brookings, Miner, Lake, Moody, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme and Yankton. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$