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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
446 AM CDT THU MAR 13 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.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING, AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
WARNING MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS IN THE
FORECAST, MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THERE WILL BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME STORMS TO BE STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE,
MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. HAIL NEAR THE SIZE
OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WOULD BE THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS...BUT DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL
FEATURES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA, A BRIEF TORNADO IS NOT TOTALLY
OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD
PUSH EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING.
FRIDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA, CONTINUING INTO
THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OF
45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE, MAINLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY,
RAIN WILL SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST, MAINLY
AFFECTING SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THOUGH ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
FORECAST TO BE ON THE LOWER SIDE, EVEN LIGHT ACCUMULATION WITH
THESE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST NEAR-CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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