RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 23 AT 2:51AM CDT UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 7:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-23 02:51:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 19:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks ND
Alert Text
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAGWARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, WEST POLK, NORMAN, CLAY, KITTSON, ROSEAU, WEST MARSHALL, EAST MARSHALL, PENNINGTON, RED LAKE, EAST POLK, NORTH CLEARWATER, MAHNOMEN, SOUTH CLEARWATER, WEST BECKER, EAST BECKER, WILKIN, WEST OTTER TAIL, EAST OTTER TAIL AND GRANT. IN NORTH DAKOTA, PEMBINA, EASTERN WALSH, NELSON, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, STEELE, TRAILL, BARNES, CASS, RANSOM, SARGENT, RICHLAND AND WESTERN WALSH.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
WEST POLK, NORMAN, CLAY, KITTSON, ROSEAU, WEST MARSHALL, EAST MARSHALL, PENNINGTON, RED LAKE, EAST POLK, NORTH CLEARWATER, MAHNOMEN, SOUTH CLEARWATER, WEST BECKER, EAST BECKER, WILKIN, WEST OTTER TAIL, EAST OTTER TAIL, GRANT, PEMBINA, EASTERN WALSH COUNTY, NELSON, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, STEELE, TRAILL, BARNES, CASS, RANSOM, SARGENT, RICHLAND, WESTERN WALSH COUNTY
