High winds spark fire danger, may cause power outages
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Winds continued gusting across parts of Colorado on Tuesday, causing the National Weather Service to issue high wind and red flag warnings.
KOCO 5 is tracking a critical fire danger on Thursday as another red flag warning is in effect for western Oklahoma.
BEHIND A RECENT SLOWDOWN IN THE STATE. WE’VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE FIRE RISK TODAY. THAT’S WHY IT’S AN IMPACT DAY HERE AT WDSU. JOINING RAVEN HERE IN THE WEATHER CENTER. SO WHY IS IT SO DANGEROUS TO BURN ANYTHING TODAY? AND A RED FLAG WARNING ...
Denver weather and areas along the Front Range are no strangers to strong, damaging winds thanks to a unique phenomenon.
A wildfire was called in on the morning of Thursday, March 12, in eastern Russell County, just half a mile South of Lake Wilson. Thanks to a quick response from several area units, the fire was put out using the Wildfire Automatic Response (WAR) protocol.
The National Weather has issued a red flag warning for several counties in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley today. Burn bans are also in effect for Benton and Madison again today. The Benton County fire marshal has warned that the conditions can ...
The La Niña in the Pacific is weakening as warm ocean water returns. The changing pattern could create wetter, stormier weather that Colorado desperately needs.
The NWS warns: "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.