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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
144 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
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VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-
FURNAS-
144 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 TO 25 PERCENT, WITH THE LOWEST
VALUES ALONG THE FAR WEST-NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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