NWS Salt Lake City UTFW.W 0016July 9, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Color Country West Desert, Color Country Mountains and Grand Staircase, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a red flag warning for Color Country West Desert, Color Country Mountains and Grand Staircase in Utah, which was in force until 12:00 a.m. local time on July 11. It was the 16th red flag warning the NWS office in Salt Lake City issued in 2026. Utah had 4 red flag warnings in July 2026, against 7 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Utah's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 12 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Salt Lake City UT
- Area
- Color Country West Desert, Color Country Mountains and Grand Staircase
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:06 p.m. MDT, July 9, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, July 10, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 a.m. MDT, July 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSLC FW.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
What the agency told people to do
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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