Scott County, KS
Alerts
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In effect from Monday 04/20 2:07 PM CDT – Monday 04/20 8:00 PM CDT
Issued by NWS Dodge City KS
Affected Area
Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell and Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray.
Timing
Until 8 PM CDT this evening.
Winds
South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Relative Humidity
As low as 12 percent.
Impacts
Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
What to do
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.
Areas impacted
- Trego
- Ellis
- Scott
- Lane
- Ness
- Finney
- Hodgeman
- Haskell
- Gray
Briefing
From the forecaster
Warm, Windy, and Dry Through Thursday
Created by the NWS Dodge City WFO
Our warm, wind, and dry weather pattern will continue through this week. Higher dewpoint temperatures will arrive Tuesday and Wednesday, which will curtail widespread Critical Fire Weather conditions, but Wednesday is still forecast to be very windy, regardless.
Seven-day weather risk overview
Daily weather risk summary
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