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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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These risk levels are set each morning by 6 AM MST and will not be updated for ongoing weather. Remember: any thunderstorm can cause flash flooding, even on low-risk days.

Flood Risk by Burn Scar

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