NWS Pueblo COFW.W 0072June 29, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest and Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon, CO
The National Weather Service office in Pueblo issued a red flag warning for Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest and Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon 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 13 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pueblo CO
- Area
- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest and Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:34 a.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- In force from
- 9:00 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 from 9 AM this morning to 10 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 226 and 233. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph today and gusts up to 35 mph on Tuesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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.