# Red Flag Warning: Southern Mono County; West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-11 10:18 ingested 2026-09-12 02:55

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Red Flag Warning — Southern Mono County; West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag
Warning for strong winds and low humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM Saturday to 2 AM PDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is
no longer in effect.

* CHANGES...The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a Red Flag
Warning. Expiration time extended to 2 AM Sunday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 274 Southern Mono County,
Fire Weather Zone 423 West Humboldt Basin in Pershing County,
Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin including Churchill and
Eastern Mineral Counties.

* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Duration...4 to 8 hours.

* Impacts...The combination of strong winds and low humidity can
cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first
responders can contain them.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.