# Red Flag Warning: Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties; Northern Washoe County — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-09 09:53 ingested 2026-07-10 09:27

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Red Flag Warning — Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties; Northern Washoe County
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 270, 278, 420 and 458.

* WIND...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums 7 to 15 percent.

* DURATION...3 to 8 hours.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and dry fuels 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.