Weather Alerts for Northern Sangre de Cristo MountainsIssued by the National Weather Service |
 RED FLAG WARNING |
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| NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS | ||
Areas Affected: Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek - San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache - 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 - Huerfano County Including Walsenburg - Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher - 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 |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/22 1:57pm | Updated: Wed, 4/22 9:33pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Thu, 4/23 6:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TODAY FOR ZONES 224 AND 225 * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until midnight MDT tonight. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. Information: This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation that poses a significant threat to life and property for both rural and urban environments in the event of a wildfire start or existing fire. In some cases, safe and timely evacuation may not be possible should a fire approach. 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. |
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| RED FLAG WARNING |
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| NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS | ||
Areas Affected: Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek - San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache - 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 - Huerfano County Including Walsenburg - Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher - 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 |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/22 1:57pm | Updated: Wed, 4/22 9:33pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Thu, 4/23 6:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TODAY FOR ZONES 224 AND 225 * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until midnight MDT tonight. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. Information: This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation that poses a significant threat to life and property for both rural and urban environments in the event of a wildfire start or existing fire. In some cases, safe and timely evacuation may not be possible should a fire approach. 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. |
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