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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Eureka, CA

July 19, 2026Humboldt County, Siskiyou County, Trinity County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jul 19, 2026, 3:37 PM PDT for Humboldt County, Siskiyou County, Trinity County, California. It took effect at Jul 19, 2026, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2026, 3:37 PM PDT (22:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 19, 2026, 9:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 20, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

Counties Humboldt County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Trinity County, CA

The radar

The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 372 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

172 
WWUS86 KEKA 192237
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
337 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026

CAZ403-406-409>412-201600-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0004.260720T0400Z-260721T0100Z/
Northeastern Interior Humboldt and Southwestern Siskiyou
Including Orleans-
Eastern Interior Humboldt Including Willow Creek and Hoopa-
Northwestern Trinity Including Salyer and Big Bar-
Northeastern Trinity Including Trinity Lake-
Eastern Trinity Including Weaverville and Hayfork-
Southern Trinity Including Ruth Lake and the Yolla Bollys-
337 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to 6 PM PDT
Monday. 

* AFFECTED AREA...Interior Humboldt County, Trinity County, and
  southwestern Siskiyou County.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms tonight into Monday
  afternoon. Confidence is highest tonight but some activity may
  continue into the afternoon.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic outflow winds of up to 30 mph
  is possible.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
  Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$


http://weather.gov/eureka
3 follow-up statements
023 
WWUS86 KEKA 201531
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
831 AM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026

CAZ403-406-409>412-202345-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260721T0100Z/
Northeastern Interior Humboldt and Southwestern Siskiyou
Including Orleans-
Eastern Interior Humboldt Including Willow Creek and Hoopa-
Northwestern Trinity Including Salyer and Big Bar-
Northeastern Trinity Including Trinity Lake-
Eastern Trinity Including Weaverville and Hayfork-
Southern Trinity Including Ruth Lake and the Yolla Bollys-
831 AM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...Interior Humboldt County, Trinity County, and 
  southwestern Siskiyou County. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms possible through this
  afternoon. Confidence is low.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic outflow winds of up to 30 
  mph is possible. 

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$


http://weather.gov/eureka
053 
WWUS86 KEKA 202320
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
420 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026


CAZ403-406-409>412-210100-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260721T0100Z/
Northeastern Interior Humboldt and Southwestern Siskiyou
Including Orleans-
Eastern Interior Humboldt Including Willow Creek and Hoopa-
Northwestern Trinity Including Salyer and Big Bar-
Northeastern Trinity Including Trinity Lake-
Eastern Trinity Including Weaverville and Hayfork-
Southern Trinity Including Ruth Lake and the Yolla Bollys-
420 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...Interior Humboldt County, Trinity County, and 
  southwestern Siskiyou County. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms possible through
  this afternoon. Confidence is low. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic outflow winds of up to 30 
  mph is possible.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$


http://weather.gov/eureka
414 
WWUS86 KEKA 210034
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
534 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026



CAZ403-406-409>412-210145-
/O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260721T0100Z/
Northeastern Interior Humboldt and Southwestern Siskiyou
Including Orleans-
Eastern Interior Humboldt Including Willow Creek and Hoopa-
Northwestern Trinity Including Salyer and Big Bar-
Northeastern Trinity Including Trinity Lake-
Eastern Trinity Including Weaverville and Hayfork-
Southern Trinity Including Ruth Lake and the Yolla Bollys-
534 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...


$$


http://weather.gov/eureka

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.