RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 22 AT 12:32PM MDT UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 12:00AM MDT
Effective: 2026-04-22 12:32:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 00:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Goodland KS
Alert Text
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 002RAWLINS, 003 DECATUR, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 081 RED WILLOW, 252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT 1 AM CDT TONIGHT. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 9 AM MDT 10 AM CDT TO 7 PM MDT 8 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE TODAY AND TOMORROW, MAINLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* IMPACTS...UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
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Target Area
YUMA, KIT CARSON COUNTY, CHEYENNE, CHEYENNE, RAWLINS, DECATUR, DUNDY, HITCHCOCK, RED WILLOW