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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
241 PM CDT THU APR 16 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.
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA IS UNDER A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL
MIDNIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA BETWEEN 3AM AND SUNRISE. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT, NORTH
WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO AT LEAST 40-45 MPH FOR AT LEAST A FEW
HOURS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MODERATELY-STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY, WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS COMMONLY 25 TO 30 MPH, AND GUSTS UP
TO AROUND 40 MPH.
SEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. ON
BOTH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, AND AGAIN LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, AT LEAST SLIGHTLY SUB-
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE MAJORITY OF OUR
FORECAST AREA. AT THIS TIME, A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA, TO HIGHLIGHT
THE FIRST OF THESE TWO NIGHTS THAT FEATURE POTENTIAL FREEZES.
AT LEAST NEAR- CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST
WITHIN AT LEAST PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA EACH AFTERNOON FROM
SATURDAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE DAYS OF GREATEST
CONCERN FOR POTENTIALLY RED FLAG CONDITIONS CURRENTLY APPEAR TO
BE SATURDAY AND MONDAY.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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