NWS Salt Lake City UTFW.W 0014June 29, 2026
Red Flag Warning: San Rafael Swell and Henry Mountains, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a red flag warning for San Rafael Swell and Henry Mountains in Utah, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 14th red flag warning the NWS office in Salt Lake City issued in 2026. Utah had 27 red flag warnings in June 2026, against 10 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Utah'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, Salt Lake City UT
- Area
- San Rafael Swell and Henry Mountains
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:32 p.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. MDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSLC FW.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Red Flag Warnings in Utah since 2008Every warning type in Utah
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell and Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
What the agency told people to do
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. 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.