Red Flag Warning — Humboldt County - Quinn; Western Elko County, northern Eureka and Lander Counties north of Interstate 80; Central Elko C was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Friday, 9 October 2026 at 00:18 UTC. The event is classified as a storm incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Red Flag Warning issued October 8 at 5:18PM PDT until October 9 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Elko NV ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS AND ACTIVE WILDFIRES IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 437, 438, 469, AND 470... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR HIGH WINDS AND ACTIVE WILDFIRES IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470.... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 437, 438, 469, AND 470... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn, Fire Weather Zone 438 W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko County. * WIND...Sustained winds up to 15-25 mph, gusts 25-30 mph Friday afternoon. Sust
Where this happened
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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 37.100°, -95.700°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
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Timeline and sources
Official warning
Issued by U.S. National Weather Service. A warning or forecast describes a hazard; on its own it is not a report that harm occurred.
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· received · event time 9 Oct 2026, 00:18 UTCFirst report Official warning
First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.
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· received · event time 9 Oct 2026, 10:11 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Red Flag Warning — Humboldt County - Quinn; Western Elko County, northern Eureka and Lander Counties north of Interstate 80; Central Elko C"
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· received · event time 9 Oct 2026, 16:35 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Red Flag Warning — Humboldt County - Quinn; Western Elko County, northern Eureka and Lander Counties north of Interstate 80; Central Elko C"
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· received · event time 9 Oct 2026, 16:35 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Red Flag Warning — Humboldt County - Quinn; Western Elko County, northern Eureka and Lander Counties north of Interstate 80; Central Elko C"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 4 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.
Conditions at the time
No rainfall was recorded that day, and the temperature peaked at 31°C. Conditions are shown for context only — they do not establish a cause.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.