Red Flag Warning until 12:00AM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 10 AM Saturday to midnight MDT Saturday night.
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, strong gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.
* AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128. In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...132.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Custer...Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* COLD FRONT:
* WIND: Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 16 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Up to 95...cooler in the mountains above 7500 feet.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST ... WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY ... STILLWATER COUNTY ... BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST ... GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY ... YELLOWSTONE COUNTY ... NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES ... CUSTER COUNTY
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Meagher County, MT Sheriff's Office
101 E Crawford St
White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 406-547-3397
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MEAGHERSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Red Flag Warning