RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED MAY 17 AT 12:37AM MDT UNTIL MAY 17 AT 9:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-05-17 00:37:00
Expires: 2026-05-17 21:00:00
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
Alert Text
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 225, 228, 229, 231,232, 234, 235 AND 236.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD RAPIDLY AND ERRATICALLY.
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Target Area
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY HOWARD TEXAS CREEK, SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WET MOUNTAINS LA VETA PASS, PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO, HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG, CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY, OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS, KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS, BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS, PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR
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