# Red Flag Warning: 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 2026-09-24 10:28 ingested 2026-09-25 02:53

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Red Flag Warning — 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 gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from
noon to 10 PM PDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in
effect.

* CHANGES...Fire Weather Watch upgraded to a Red Flag Warning.

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

* Winds...Southwest to west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40
mph. Winds shift northerly/northwesterly in the evening and
overnight.

* Humidity...As low as 12 to 17 percent in the afternoon.

* Duration...4 to 7 hours.

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

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.