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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
353 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
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SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-  
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-  
CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-  
WESTERN CHERRY-  
353 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026 /253 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026/  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH  
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA TODAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. THIS INITIAL DEVELOPMENT COULD CONTAIN DRY  
LIGHTNING, ALONG WITH ERRATIC, STRONG, POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  
AS HUMIDITY INCREASES THE DRY LIGHTNING THREAT SHOULD WANE THIS  
EVENING. HOWEVER, THE CHANCE FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS  
WILL REMAIN, AND SPREAD FARTHER TO THE EAST TOWARDS CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS  
THURSDAY, WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN. A  
RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 8PM CDT THURSDAY.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
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