NWS Cheyenne WYFW.W 0032August 1, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River, Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument and 1 more, NE and WY
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne issued a red flag warning for Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River, Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument and 1 more in Nebraska, Wyoming, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on August 2. It was the 32nd red flag warning the NWS office in Cheyenne issued in 2026. Nebraska had 4 red flag warnings in August 2026, against 4 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cheyenne WY
- Area
- Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River, Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument and 1 more
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:04 p.m. MDT, August 1, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, August 2, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCYS FW.W 0032
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 434 through 437. * WIND...South to southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Between 8 and 15 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.