Weather Alerts for El Paso CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
 RED FLAG WARNING |
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| EL PASO COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: 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 - Bent County Including Las Animas |
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| Effective: Sat, 5/16 7:56pm | Updated: Sat, 5/16 10:01pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sun, 5/17 12:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 225, 228, 229, 231, 232 and 235. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. Information: 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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