⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR – Sunday, August 2, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued August 2 at 12:20PM CDT until August 3 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

* TIMING…Today, from 10AM to 10PM MDT. Monday, 11AM to 9PM MDT.

* WINDS…Today, south 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph.
Monday, south winds changing to west winds by late afternoon 20
to 30 mph and gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Today, as low as 12 percent. Monday, as low
as 16 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…Today, up to 102. Monday, up to 101.

* LIGHTNING…Some dry lightning may be possible by late Monday
afternoon into early evening.

* IMPACTS…Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly
and be difficult to control.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.