Critical Fire Conditions Occurring In Much Of Wyoming

Critical fire weather is occurring in much of the Cowboy State, the National Weather Service announced Monday evening.

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Much of Wyoming is under a red flag warning effective through 9 p.m. Tuesday. Impacted areas include:

• Fremont County
• Hot Springs County
• Park County
• Sweetwater County
• Uinta County
• Lincoln County
• Sublette County
• Natrona County
• Johnson County
• Washakie County
• Campbell County
• Crook County
• Weston County
• Big Horn County
• Sheridan County

According to the advisory, many of the impacted areas could see dry thunderstorms along with winds gusting up to 35 mph.

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather is either occurring or will occur in the immediate future. Essentially, a red flag warning means conditions for wildfire are ideal.