RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 26 AT 12:26PM CDT UNTIL APRIL 27 AT 8:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-26 12:26:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-27 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Lubbock TX
Alert Text
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY FORSTRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS, ROLLING PLAINS, AND THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WIND...FOR SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FOR MONDAY, WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...FOR SUNDAY, AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. FOR MONDAY, AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* FUELS...DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.
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PARMER, CASTRO, SWISHER, BRISCOE, HALL, CHILDRESS, BAILEY, LAMB, HALE, FLOYD, MOTLEY, COTTLE, COCHRAN, HOCKLEY, LUBBOCK, CROSBY, DICKENS, KING, YOAKUM, TERRY, LYNN, GARZA, KENT, STONEWALL