Red Flag Warning Issued for Henry Mountains, Color Country Mountains, Grand Staircase
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NOAA issued it on July 10, 2026, 6 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 dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT June 13 for 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
- July 10, 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 6 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. Effective from 12:00 PM MDT to 8:00 PM MDT on June 13, 2026. The alert covers dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds.
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
Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
Expected Conditions
Widely scattered dry thunderstorms will develop across Zone 496 early this afternoon, then spread into Zones 494 and 498 through the afternoon and early evening. Gusty and erratic outflow winds in excess of 40 mph can be expected near thunderstorms or areas of virga.
Timeline
Alert effective from noon today through 8 PM MDT this evening.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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