Red Flag Warning for Henry Mountains, Color Country Mountains, Grand Staircase
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NOAA issued it on August 1, 2026, 3 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Salt Lake City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity in effect from noon to 10 PM MDT Tuesday across Fire Weather Zones 494, 496 and 498.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Henry Mountains; Color Country Mountains; Grand Staircase
- Issued
- August 1, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Salt Lake City UT
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Henry Mountains; Color Country Mountains; Grand Staircase.
Alert Details
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Salt Lake City UT. The alert is in effect from noon to 10 PM MDT Tuesday.
Affected Areas
Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or are imminent. Prepare for extreme fire behavior.
Expected Conditions
West winds around 15 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph. Relative humidity falling into the 5 to 10 percent range Tuesday afternoon. Critical fire weather conditions expected; any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
Timeline
Effective from 12:00 PM MDT Tuesday, June 23, 2026, until 10:00 PM MDT Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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