NWS Pueblo COFW.W 0079August 6, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek and Pueblo County Including Pueblo, CO
The National Weather Service office in Pueblo issued a red flag warning for Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek and Pueblo County Including Pueblo in Colorado, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 7. It was the 79th red flag warning the NWS office in Pueblo issued in 2026. Colorado had 9 red flag warnings in August 2026, against 6 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Colorado's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 7 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pueblo CO
- Area
- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek and Pueblo County Including Pueblo
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:55 p.m. MDT, August 6, 2026
- In force from
- 1:00 p.m. MDT, August 7, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. MDT, August 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPUB FW.W 0079
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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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 1 PM to 8 PM MDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222 and 228. * WINDS...East 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.