Weather Alerts For Holabird, SD

# HEADLINE -------------------- RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL/NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA In South Dakota, McPherson, Brown, Edmunds, Faulk, Spink, Hyde, Hand and Buffalo. WINDS Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY As low as 20 percent. IMPACTS Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. ISSUED AT Monday, May 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Aberdeen SD HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Brown, Buffalo, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, McPherson, Spink

# HEADLINE -------------------- NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY # SUMMARY -------------------- Dry grasses combined with hot and dry weather will result in near critical fire weather conditions today. Across much of the area, minimum relative humidity will range from around 25 to 30 percent, with winds gusting 25 to 35 mph out of the south to southeast. Winds will diminish early this evening, with relative humidity rising to 40 percent by around 9 PM. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Monday, May 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Aberdeen SD HEADER Special Weather Statement # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Codington, Roberts, Big Stone, Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Corson, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hand, Hyde, Marshall, McPherson, Potter, Spink, Traverse, Walworth Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson

Pollen Index: 10.3 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Elm, Cedar/Juniper and Ash. The quantity of pollen grains in the air for Tuesday will be on the increase and extend even further into the extremely high range. This increase is due to strong winds and decreasing humidity.