# Red Flag Warning: Colville Reservation — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-22 14:12 ingested 2026-07-23 08:30

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Red Flag Warning — Colville Reservation
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY, FIRE WEATHER
WATCHES FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...

A ridge breakdown pattern will first bring an elevated threat for
mountain thunderstorms across portions of central and north-
central Washington tonight into Thursday night. Drier weather
arrives Friday and Saturday, though winds will become increasingly
gusty with critical fire weather conditions likely.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 1 PM
Thursday to 2 AM PDT Friday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been
issued. This Fire Weather Watch for winds and low humidity is in
effect from Friday morning through Saturday evening.

* Affected Area: Colville Reservation (Zone 702).

* Winds: Gusty and erratic outflow winds up to 35mph possible in
any thunderstorms Thursday. Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph Friday. Saturday, southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 35 mph.

* Timing: For the Red Flag Warning, scattered thunderstorms are
then expected Thursday afternoon into early Friday morning. For
the Fire Weather Watch, critical wind and humidity values are
expected Friday and Saturday afternoons.

* Relative Humidities: 15 to 23 percent Friday, 17 to 27 percent
Saturday.

* Temperatures: Up to 98 Friday.

* Lightning: A 5% chance of lightning overnight Wednesday night,
with a 30% chance Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. The
greater chances for lightning will be across the northern
portions of the zone.

* Impacts: New fire starts from lightning Thursday. New and
existing fires could be impacted by gusty outflow winds. Gusty
winds and low humidity Saturday afternoon may lead to rapid fire
spread with any new or ongoing fires.

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