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Red Flag Warning issued October 22 at 12:14PM MDT until October 23 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT

Red Flag Warning · Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest; Sheridan County/Casper BLM. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 18:27 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Billings MT · Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest; Sheridan County/Casper BLM
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 23 October 2026 at 18:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 23 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC / 24 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

Archived official description

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, strong gusty winds, and a wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire behavior and difficult control of new or existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone...274. In Southeast MT Fire Zone...131. In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In North Central WY...Sheridan. In Northwest SD...Harding. In South Central MT...Big Horn. In Southeast MT...Carter...Fallon...Powder River...Rosebud Treasure. The most dangerous conditions are expected along and southeast of a Baker Montana to Sheridan Wyoming line. * COLD FRONT: Late afternoon into early evening. * WIND: Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Winds shifting to the northwest behind the cold front, with continued gusts up to 45 mph through late Friday night. * HUMIDITY: 15 to 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES: 75 to 85 degrees.

Instructions in this archived message

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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22 October 2026 at 18:27 UTC

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Our first saved version of Red Flag Warning issued October 22 at 12:14PM MDT until October 23 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC

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