Red Flag Warning Issued for Andrews, Loving, Winkler Counties
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NOAA issued it on May 28, 2026, 2 months 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 Midland/Odessa has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions until 9 PM CDT Monday across parts of West Texas.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- West Texas
- Issued
- May 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Texas.
Alert Details
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Midland/Odessa TX. Effective from May 18 at 1:38 AM CDT until May 18 at 9:00 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Andrews County, Loving County, Winkler County, and Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor.
What You Should Do
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 will increase potential for fire growth.
Expected Conditions
20-foot winds of 20 mph or greater with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 40 mph. Relative humidity as low as 5 percent. RFTI 5 or critical. Fuels (ERC) 90th+ percentile (5 out of 5). Weather critical (3 out of 5). Fire environment 7 out of 10.
Timeline
Onset at 12:00 PM CDT on May 18. Expires at 1:45 PM CDT on May 18. Ends at 9:00 PM CDT on May 18.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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