Red Flag Warning: Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-07-25 21:01ingested 2026-07-26 08:27

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Red Flag Warning — Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. * CHANGES...None. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 420 Northern Sierra Front including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe, Western Lyon, and Far Southern Lassen Counties. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Humidity...Minimum humidity 6 to 11 percent. Limited overnight humidity recovery of 25 to 45 percent. * Duration...3 to 6 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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