# Red Flag Warning: Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt Shasta; Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-20 21:02 ingested 2026-08-21 06:45

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Red Flag Warning — Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt Shasta; Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Friday. A Fire
Weather Watch has also been issued and is in effect from Saturday
afternoon through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds combined with low RH could lead to the
rapid spread of any new or existing fires.

* AFFECTED AREA...In California...Fire weather zones 284 and
285.

* WIND...South to southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 30
mph.

* HUMIDITY...Minimum humidity 10 to 17 percent.

* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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