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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
511 AM MST Thu Feb 26 2026

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>078-WYZ054>060-
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Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foothills-Rapid City-
Southern Foothills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River-
Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-
Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota-
Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-
Weston County Plains-Newcastle-Northeastern Crook-
511 AM MST Thu Feb 26 2026 /611 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Warm and dry conditions with gusty northwest winds will create
widespread elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon,
especially across northwestern South Dakota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

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Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

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