NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued September 4 at 6:42AM MDT until September 4 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and gusty winds will
create erratic fire behavior and make any new fire starts
difficult to control.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284.
In South Central MT Fire Zone...129.
In Southeast MT Fire Zones...131...132.
In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie.
In Northwest SD...Harding.
In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Yellowstone.
In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River
Rosebud...Treasure.
* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Gusts up to
40 mph in the Bighorn Mountains.
* HUMIDITY: Single digits and teens.
* TEMPERATURES: 94 to 101. 70s in the Bighorn Mountains.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 797th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days