Red Flag Warning Issued for Lincoln and Eastern Elbert Counties
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on July 2, 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).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
NWS Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT June 10 for Fire Weather Zones 246 and 247.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Lincoln and Eastern Elbert Counties, Colorado
- Issued
- July 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Denver CO
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 Lincoln and Eastern Elbert Counties, Colorado.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Denver for wind and low relative humidity. The alert is in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.
Affected Areas
Fire Weather Zones 246 and 247, covering North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County and Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County.
What You Should Do
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Expected Conditions
Winds southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Relative humidity as low as 11 percent. Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 12:00 PM MDT June 10 through 8:00 PM MDT June 10.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (763 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to July 2, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.