NWS Pueblo COFW.W 0072June 29, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Crowley County Including Ordway and Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands, CO
The National Weather Service office in Pueblo issued a red flag warning for Crowley County Including Ordway and Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands in Colorado, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on June 29. It was the 72nd red flag warning the NWS office in Pueblo issued in 2026. Colorado had 53 red flag warnings in June 2026, against 19 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Colorado's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 12.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pueblo CO
- Area
- Crowley County Including Ordway and Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:23 a.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPUB FW.W 0072
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado since 2008Every warning type in Colorado
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 10 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 231 and 232. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
What the agency told people to 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.
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