Red Flag Warning in Lincoln County, South Dakota
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
10/13/2022 9:36:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
10/13/2022 9:36:00 AM until 10/13/2022 6:00:00 PM
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.
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHWEST IOWA...
* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux,
O`Brien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury and
Ida. In Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles,
Jackson, Pipestone and Rock. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In
South Dakota, Beadle, Kingsbury, Brookings, Gregory, Jerauld,
Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson,
McCook, Minnehaha, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner,
Lincoln, Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay and Union.
* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PARTICULARLY CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR can be expected in the James
River valley and westward.
