NWS Pueblo COFW.W 0072June 28, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass, Huerfano County Including Walsenburg and Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatch
The National Weather Service office in Pueblo issued a red flag warning for Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass, Huerfano County Including Walsenburg and Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher 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 19 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pueblo CO
- Area
- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass, Huerfano County Including Walsenburg and Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:50 p.m. MDT, June 28, 2026
- In force from
- 3:00 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 3 AM to 10 PM MDT Monday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 225, 229 and 230. * WINDS...for today southwest 25 to 35 with gusts to 50 mph, for Monday southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph with the highest gusts in the morning, for Tuesday southwest 15 to 25 with gusts to 45mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.
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.
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