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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
208 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT-EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING, WIDESPREAD, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY ACROSS OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
RECORD-BREAKING HEAT AND GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT, A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT AREA-WIDE FROM 11 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 4 AM
SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNRISE SUNDAY, A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL SURGE THROUGH OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FROM NORTH-TO-
SOUTH. AS IT PASSES, MOST PLACES WILL LIKELY OBSERVE AT LEAST A
FEW HOURS OF WINDS GUSTING AT LEAST 45 TO 50 MPH.
EACH AFTERNOON BETWEEN SUNDAY AND THURSDAY, AT LEAST NEAR-
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS VARIOUS
PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA...WHEREVER THERE IS AN OVERLAP OF
WINDS GUSTING AT LEAST 20 MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO 25
PERCENT OR LOWER. OUTRIGHT-CRITICAL CONDITIONS APPEAR LESS
WIDESPREAD, BUT CURRENTLY APPEAR POSSIBLE ON MONDAY PRIMARILY
WITHIN A FEW OF OUR FAR WESTERN COUNTIES, AND ALSO ON THURSDAY
ACROSS MORE OF OUR AREA.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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