Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued June 20 at 12:30AM MDT until June 20 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 19, 2026 - 11:30pm
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 225, 227, 228, 229,
230, 231, 232 and 233.
* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 10 PM MDT this evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.
* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher; Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov