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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1105 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION
OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
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KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-
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1105 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY NE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 23 TO 33 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 49 MPH,
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE VALID WATCH TIME. THESE CONDITIONS COULD PROMOTE
THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES WHICH COULD BECOME LIFE-THREATENING.
CHECK WEATHER.GOV/OMAHA FOR FORECAST UPDATES AND A POSSIBLE UPGRADE
OF THIS WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING.
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