NWS Denver COFW.W 0050June 29, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County and Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lin
The National Weather Service office in Denver issued a red flag warning for Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County and Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County in Colorado, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on June 29. It was the 50th red flag warning the NWS office in Denver 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 5.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Denver CO
- Area
- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County and Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:34 p.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOU FW.W 0050
- 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
...PROLONGED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY...POTENTIALLY CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY... A warm and dry airmass will coincide with gusty west and southwest winds today and Tuesday, and could potentially continue through Friday. Sustained winds are expected to be 15 to 30 mph across much of the high country this afternoon, with gusts up to 45 mph, strongest for exposed areas and higher elevations. These conditions will drive very high fire danger across the warned area. Any new starts or established fires will likely spread rapidly under these conditions. The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 7 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 241, 246 and 247. * TIMING...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Between 5 and 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
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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