{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.225b929a91b9dbb50a28b0fd1694bffe1fff4238.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:27PM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.225b929a91b9dbb50a28b0fd1694bffe1fff4238.001.1","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":175,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:27PM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Stanton; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Morton; Stevens; Seward; Meade; Clark\n**Issued by:** NWS Dodge City KS\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T13:27:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T13:27:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T21:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather\nZone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather\nZone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone\n084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone\n086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone\n088 Clark.\n\n* TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.\n\n* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.\n\n* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread\nquickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.\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."}