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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
243 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND  
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE
 
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  
 
HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 100 DEGREES ARE  
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY FOR  
MAINLY SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.  
 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT  
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MAINLY FOR  
AREAS ALONG AND WEST AND NORTH OF THE TRI-CITIES. THE STRONGEST  
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND  
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO WESTERN  
PORTIONS OF THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO  
TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH  
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  
 
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 TO 103 DEGREES WILL  
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA  
EACH AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  
 
BETWEEN WEDNESDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY EVENING, THERE WILL BE  
INTERMITTENT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS VARIOUS PARTS OF THE  
LOCAL FORECAST AREA.  
 

 
 
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  
 

 
 
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