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Wind Advisory issued September 30 at 5:41AM MDT until September 30 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.* WHERE...Butte, Harding, Southern Meade Co Plains, Sturgis/PiedmontFoothills, and Pennington Co Plains.* WHEN...Until 3 PM MDT this afternoon.* IMPACTS...Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control,especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong windscan cause blowing dust, reduced visibility, and flying debris.Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for highprofile vehicles. Use extra caution.

National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning issued September 30 at 1:07AM MDT until September 30 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEASTWYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA....A strong cold front will cross the region this morning. Windswill shift to the northwest behind the front and gust over 50mph. Relative humidity will fall to below 20 percent later today,especially over southwest to south central South Dakota,supporting continued critical fire weather conditions.* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 323 Northern Foot Hills,324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 PineRidge Area, 327 Butte County Area, 328 Perkins County, 329West Central Plains, 330 Ziebach County, 331 Haakon CountyArea, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Melletteand Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County.* WINDS...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Windgusts over 60 mph can be expected over far northwest SD and onthe plains just east of the Black Hills this morning.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relativehumidity will produce critical fire weather conditions.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

National Weather Service