⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Vernon; Rapides; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton – Thursday, October 8, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued October 8 at 3:00PM CDT until October 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY…

.Breezy and dry conditions on the outer periphery of Hurricane
Isaias combined with dry fuels will produce red flag conditions
across portions of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast
Texas Friday.

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Red
Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 027 Vernon, Fire Weather
Zone 028 Rapides, Fire Weather Zone 030 Beauregard, Fire
Weather Zone 031 Allen, Fire Weather Zone 032 Evangeline, Fire
Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 260
Northern Newton, Fire Weather Zone 261 Southern Jasper and
Fire Weather Zone 262 Southern Newton.

* TIMING…From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday.

* WINDS…Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 25 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…Up to 92.

* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly.
Extreme fire behavior is possible given dry fuels and ongoing
drought. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.