Red Flag Warning Issued for Lake County Areas
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NOAA issued it on July 1, 2026, 7 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 Eureka has issued a Red Flag Warning for fire weather zones 419 and 420 from 11 PM Wednesday to 9 AM PDT Thursday.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Lake County, California
- Issued
- July 1, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Eureka CA
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 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Lake County, California.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Eureka CA is in effect from 11 PM Wednesday to 9 AM PDT Thursday.
Affected Areas
Fire weather zone 419 (Eastern Lake Including Clearlake and Middletown) and fire weather zone 420 (Southern Lake Including Cobb and Konocti).
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. Prepare accordingly.
Expected Conditions
North to northeast winds will increase overnight to 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph on the ridges. Recoveries on the ridges are only expected to be around 20 to 40 percent Thursday morning. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 11 PM Wednesday (June 10) to 9 AM PDT Thursday (June 11).
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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