Two Fires Burning In And Near Southern Utah Continue To Grow
The Thompson Ridge Fire has grown and now touches three counties in southern Utah.
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Red Flag Warning For Southern Utah
(St. George, UT) -- A red flag warning is in effect for southern Utah today. The National Weather Service issued the warning due to warm temperatures, strong wind gusts, and dry conditions. It is the first red flag warning for Utah this year
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Red flag and high wind warning issued for Southwest Utah
Southwest Utah is under a red flag and excessive wind warning today until 9 p.m.
This means that critical fire conditions are expected and any fires that start may spread rapidly as the region may see low humidity and gusts of winds up to 50-miles-per-hour
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Red flag warning for Washington County
Washington County is under a red flag warning.
The National Weather Service issued the warning that started overnight at 3 a.m. and will last until 6 p.m. today.
Gusts of winds up to 40-miles-per-hour and low humidity are expected, which are critical fire weather conditions as any fires that start could spread rapidly
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Wildfire danger remains high
The danger of wildfires remains high across most of Utah.
The National Weather Service says a Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of the state through 9 p.m.State wildfire communications coordinator Kait Webb says Utah firefighters have worked hard to catch both lightning-caused and human-caused fires before they turn into something much bigger.
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Red Flag Warning issued
Utahns are being warned not to burn outdoors today due to the high risk of wildfires.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most of the state from noon to 9 p.m.
The warning includes most of southern and central Utah as well as northeastern Utah from Logan to Provo.
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Red Flag Warning issued for counties in Southern Utah
A red flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Washington, Iron, Kane, Garfield and Beaver counties.
The warning is in effect from 2 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or are imminent
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Neck Fire now over 19,000 acres
A red flag warning in Southern Utah posed a threat to firefighters who have been battling the Neck Fire since Thursday afternoon.
ABC4’s Katie Karalis met with crews on scene Monday about 25 miles northwest of Cedar City, who said the flames were lightning-caused and burned more than 19,000 acres.
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Red Flag Warning issued
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a red flag warning for dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds in portions of central and southwestern Utah.
The warning will be in effect Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Affected areas include the entirety of Washington, Iron, Beaver, Garfield and Kane counties, as well as portions of central Utah.
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