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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
331 PM 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
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID-
EVENING HOURS, AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH 9 PM. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RED FLAG
WARNING MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
LOCAL AREA ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM YORK TO
RED CLOUD, NE AND TO PLAINVILLE, KS.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF 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 TO 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. DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS, A HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FRIDAY
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST HIGH
WIND WATCH MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY,
RAIN WILL BE SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST, MAINLY
AFFECTING SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND FOCUSED ACROSS AREAS MAINLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. 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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