650  
WWUS83 KOAX 140349  
RFWOAX  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
1049 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY  
DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST  
NEBRASKA...  
 
NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-150000-  
/O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0017.260514T1500Z-260515T0000Z/  
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-  
CUMING-  
1049 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 26 TO 36 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 47 MPH,  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR  
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WE IDENTIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT  
PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE WHICH MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. THIS  
DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS A FIRE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING  
NOW OR WILL BEGIN SOON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO  
RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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