# Red Flag Warning: McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-05 20:53 ingested 2026-08-06 08:29

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Red Flag Warning — McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9
PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

.Critical fire weather conditions are expected across portions of
northwest and southwest North Dakota Thursday. Westerly winds will
increase to around 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. A cold front
will then move from northwest North Dakota to the southeast in the
evening, shifting winds to the northwest. Relative humidity will fall
to as low as 12 percent Thursday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of northwest and southwest North Dakota.

* TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Thursday.

* WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph then
shifting to the northwest in the evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 12 to 18 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.