Red Flag Warning Issued for Southern and Central Colorado Regions
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The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity across multiple Colorado zones, effective from 11 AM to 11 PM MDT on Thursday, posing elevated fire danger.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern and Central Colorado
- Issued
- April 15, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Pueblo 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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern and Central Colorado.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pueblo, CO, has issued a Red Flag Warning. This alert is effective from 11 AM to 11 PM MDT on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning affects several regions in Colorado, including the Upper Arkansas River Valley (covering Lake County and Chaffee County), Teller County/Rampart Range (including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument), Fremont County (including Canon City, Howard, and Texas Creek), San Luis Valley (including Alamosa, Del Norte, Fort Garland, and Saguache), Southern Front Range (including Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, and La Veta Pass), Northern El Paso County (including Monument and Black Forest), Southern El Paso County (including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs), Pueblo County (including Pueblo), Huerfano County (including Walsenburg), Crowley County (including Ordway), Otero County (including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands), Kiowa County (including Eads), Bent County (including Las Animas), and Prowers County (including Lamar). Specific fire weather zones include COZ220, COZ221, COZ222, COZ224, COZ225, COZ226, COZ227, COZ228, COZ229, COZ231, COZ232, COZ234, COZ235, and COZ236.
What You Should Do
Prepare for critical fire weather conditions. A Red Flag Warning indicates that strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior, so residents should take precautions to prevent fires from starting and spreading rapidly.
Expected Conditions
Gusty southwest winds are expected at 20 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph over the high country and up to 40 mph over the plains. Relative humidity will be as low as 12 percent over the high country and as low as 6 percent over the plains, leading to elevated fire danger.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 11 AM MDT to 11 PM MDT on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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