NWS Pueblo COFW.W 0073June 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 30. It was the 73rd 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 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
- 8:36 a.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- In force from
- 10:00 a.m. MDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. MDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPUB FW.W 0073
- 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 from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 231 and 232. * WINDS...Southeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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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