Red Flag Warning issued October 9 at 9:35AM PDT until October 10 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Elko NV

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The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and active wildfires, which is in effect from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County. * WIND...Sustained winds up to 20-25 mph, gusts 35-40 mph. * HUMIDITY...Humidity as low as 20-25% Saturday. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. High winds may impact active wildfires to spread further. Outdoor burning is not recommended. The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. 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.

Event time

Oct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC

Source last updated

Oct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC

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Oct 10, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC

Provider

NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)

Location

NV, US

Severity

Severe

area

Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County

event

Red Flag Warning

onset

2026-10-10T11:00:00-07:00

states

["NV"]

urgency

Expected

certainty

Likely

effective

2026-10-09T09:35:00-07:00

message id

urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a405c21dbe2e1b9921757d4d3469fbaf0f0c76f2.002.2

references

[]

instruction

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.

message type

Alert

freshness minutes

60

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