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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
352 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
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352 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND  
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  
 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE  
AFTERNOON AND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER  
IS NOT EXPECTED.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY DUE TO A  
COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND SOUTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH.  
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.  
 
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.  
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHERN KANSAS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE FOR A STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE  
STORM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING, BUT MOST OF THE  
STORMS SHOULD BE WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.  
 
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  
NIGHTS.  
 
NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR  
PORTIONS OF THE AREA EACH DAY SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
 
 
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  
 
 
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