The National Weather Service has issued another Red Flag Warning for much of the state including Teton County for Tuesday: RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS: Hot Temperatures and Increasing Thunderstorm Activity will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont. In North Central WY...Hot Springs...Park. In Northwest WY...Yellowstone National Park. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Teton...Uinta. In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette. * THUNDERSTORMS: Isolated thunderstorms will occur through late morning. Then thunderstorm coverage will increase after 12 PM and continue through 8 PM MDT. Storms will decrease after 8 PM across the area. Any lightning activity could lead to new fire starts. Fuels are very dry and little rain has fallen over the past few weeks at many locations. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the 80s at the lower elevations. Highs in the 70s in the mountains. 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.
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