{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.4c8467b165bc37a42c73f59f9c5a5714c2f2223f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 12:48PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.4c8467b165bc37a42c73f59f9c5a5714c2f2223f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lubbock TX"},"word_count":135,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 12:48PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Dickens; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn; Garza; Kent\n**Issued by:** NWS Lubbock TX\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T12:48:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T12:48:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T22:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* Timing...Until 10 PM CDT tonight.\n\n* Wind...Southwest at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.\n\n* Humidity...As low as 4 percent.\n\n* Fuels...Critically dry to extremely dry.\n\n* Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor\nburning is discouraged.\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."}