Red Flag Warning: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-08-02 00:40ingested 2026-08-02 08:29

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Red Flag Warning — Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 434 through 437. * WIND...South to southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Between 8 and 15 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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