| Event | Red Flag Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR |
| Effective | 8/1/2026, 12:43:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/2/2026, 4:00:00 AM CDT |
Red Flag Warning issued August 1 at 12:43PM CDT until August 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
…Fire Weather Watch Sunday…
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red
Flag Warning for ow relative humidity and gusty south winds,
which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.
* TIMING…From 10 AM to 10 PM MDT.
* WINDS…South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 101.
* LIGHTNING…None expected.
* IMPACTS…Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly.
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.
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