Weather Alert Watch
Severe Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning for Fortymile Country; Upper Tanana Valley; Delta Junction +10 more

Impacts: Critical fire weather conditions are expected due to scattered wet thunderstorms. These storms will bring frequent lightning strikes and gusty winds that are expected to cause new fire ignitions.

AKFortymile Country; Upper Tanana Valley; Delta Junction; Upper Chena River Valley; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Northern Denali Borough; Eastern Delta Junction

Official alert brief

AFFECTED AREA

Southern portions of the Central and Eastern Interior.

TIMING

From 10 AM to 10 PM AKDT Monday.

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INDEX

Scattered.

WINDS

Near thunderstorms, gusts could reach as high as 30 mph.

IMPACTS

Critical fire weather conditions are expected due to scattered wet thunderstorms. These storms will bring frequent lightning strikes and gusty winds that are expected to cause new fire ignitions.

Instructions

A Red Flag Warning means that conditions are occurring or will occur which could lead to the development of large and dangerous fires. It is directed toward fire agencies, and through them, to the public. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.