Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued April 24 at 12:36AM MDT until April 24 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 11:36pm
Expires:
April 24, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 225, 226,
227, 228, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.
* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 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:
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender: