Red Flag Warning Issued for Shasta County Fire Zones
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NOAA issued it on July 23, 2026, 4 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 Sacramento has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds across multiple Shasta County fire zones from 5 AM to 7 PM PDT Friday.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Shasta County, California
- Issued
- July 23, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Sacramento 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 4 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Shasta County, California.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Sacramento for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds. The alert is effective from 5 AM to 7 PM PDT Friday.
Affected Areas
Fire Zone 121 W. Shasta County Above 3000 ft, Fire Zone 122 W. Shasta County 1000-3000 ft, Fire Zone 123 Shasta Lake Area & I-5 1000-3000 ft, Fire Zone 124 Shasta Metro, Fire Zone 125 Shasta County Foothills 1000-3000 ft, Fire Zone 126 E. Shasta / S. Cascades Above 3000 ft, and Fire Zone 127 Burney Basin.
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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Expected Conditions
Wet and dry thunderstorms with abundant lightning are expected. Outflow winds with gusts up to 40 mph are forecast. Lightning from isolated dry thunderstorms or outside of the main precipitation core in wet thunderstorms can create new fire starts and may combine with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 5 AM to 7 PM PDT Friday, June 19, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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