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Fire Weather Watch issued October 22 at 3:40AM MDT until October 23 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Fire Weather Watch · Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Crook County Plains; Weston County Plains. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 09:40 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 09:55 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 Rapid City SD · Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Crook County Plains; Weston County Plains
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 22 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 23 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC / 24 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC

Archived official description

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315 Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, and 317 Weston County Plains. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity, along with the recent dry spell and warm temperatures, may produce critical fire weather conditions.

Instructions in this archived message

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

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22 October 2026 at 09:55 UTC

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Our first saved version of Fire Weather Watch issued October 22 at 3:40AM MDT until October 23 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 09:40 UTC

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