{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.01f1547a65bf7a6fc5e7aeb9d052688ad5da6b90.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued May 13 at 12:09PM CDT until May 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-13","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.01f1547a65bf7a6fc5e7aeb9d052688ad5da6b90.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Dodge City KS"},"word_count":216,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued May 13 at 12:09PM CDT until May 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Morton; Stevens; Seward; Meade; Clark; Comanche\n**Issued by:** NWS Dodge City KS\n**Sent:** 2026-05-13T12:09:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-13T12:09:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-14T07:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n...Risk of Wildfires Thursday Afternoon and Evening...\n\nThe National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag\nWarning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect\nfrom 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Thursday.\n\n* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather\nZone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather\nZone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and Fire Weather\nZone 089 Comanche.\n\n* TIMING...From 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Thursday.\n\n* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.\n\n* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry lightning strikes possible from any\nstorms.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.\n\n* IMPACTS...The combination of unseasonably hot temperatures and\nelevated southwest winds will encourage wildfire ignition and\nspread. Isolated dry lightning strikes are possible from any\nthunderstorms, increasing the risk of ignitions.\n\n## Instructions\nA Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions\nare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of\nstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can\ncontribute to extreme fire behavior."}