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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
158 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, WIDESPREAD, CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OUR ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RECORD-BREAKING HEAT, UNUSUALLY-LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT, A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT AREA-WIDE THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY. PLEASE
REFER TO THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNRISE SUNDAY, A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. AS IT
PASSES, MOST PLACES WILL OBSERVE AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF WINDS
GUSTING AT LEAST 40 TO 50 MPH, WITH A FEW SPOTTY GUSTS TO AROUND
55 MPH POSSIBLE.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA, DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF NORTH WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH, AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
ON MOST AFTERNOONS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AT LEAST NEAR-CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY WITHIN VARIOUS PARTS OF OUR
FORECAST AREA...WHENEVER THERE IS AN OVERLAP OF WINDS GUSTING AT
LEAST 20 MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO 25 PERCENT OR
LOWER. AT THIS TIME, NO AFTERNOONS APPEAR TO CARRY SIGNIFICANT
CONCERN FOR OUTRIGHT-CRITICAL CONDITIONS, BUT THIS COULD CHANGE AS
THINGS GET CLOSER IN TIME.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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