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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
306 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND  
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL  
KANSAS AND PORTIONS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO  
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. PLEASE REFER TO THE  
WARNING STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA.  
SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281, MAY SEE SMOKE  
CONCENTRATIONS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY TO SENSITIVE GROUPS TODAY AND  
TONIGHT.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE  
COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH 60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF  
GOLFBALLS. THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN IS NEAR AND NORTH OF I-80  
BETWEEN 4PM TO 10PM TODAY.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS  
TO BE ON THE LOWER END.  
 
THE AIR QUALITY ALERT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7AM FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS  
OF NEBRASKA. SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281, MAY SEE  
SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY TO SENSITIVE GROUPS.  
 
 
 
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  
 
 
 
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