RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 23 AT 12:26AM MDT UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 7:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-04-23 00:26:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 19:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Goodland KS
Alert Text
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 002RAWLINS, 003 DECATUR, 004 NORTON, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 081 RED WILLOW, 252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM MDT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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, NORTON, DUNDY, HITCHCOCK, RED WILLOW