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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
229 PM CST TUE FEB 17 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.
NEAR-CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10 PM THIS
EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THERE
WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH THESE
GUSTY WINDS, WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO NEAR ONE MILE AT
TIMES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON, BE PREPARED FOR
QUICKLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THOUGH COOLER, WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED
TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS YET AGAIN.
LATE IN THE WEEK, A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE WILL LEAD TO THE RETURN
OF MORE WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW. THE GREATEST RISK FOR WINTER IMPACTS LOOKS TO FAVOR THE
THURSDAY DAYTIME INTO FRIDAY MORNING HOURS, ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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