Mar 21, 2026

Red Flag Warning

Posted Mar 21, 2026 7:57 PM

!Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:58PM CDT until March 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY

EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY FUELS FOR THE ENTIRE AFFECTED AREA... Republic,  Washington, Marshall, Fire

Nemaha, Brown, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson,

Jefferson, Ottawa, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, 

Douglas, Lyon, Osage, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson.

* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 10 PM CDT this

evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM to 7 PM

CDT Sunday.

* WINDS...For today, southwest winds 10 to 20 MPH with gusts to

around 25 MPH. For Sunday, starting with southwest winds to 10

MPH with gusts up to 25 MPH early, then shifting to the north in

the morning with gusts of 30 to 45 MPH.

 IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended