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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1057 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2026
KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-046-060-061-072>074-082>084-062000-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PHILLIPSBURG, BELLAIRE, SMITH CENTER,
KENSINGTON, CODELL, PLAINVILLE, STOCKTON, OSBORNE, DOWNS, ORD,
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, LITCHFIELD, LEXINGTON, COZAD,
WILLOW ISLAND, GOTHENBURG, KEARNEY, ELWOOD, JOHNSON LAKE,
HOLDREGE, MINDEN, CAMBRIDGE, ARAPAHOE, OXFORD, BEAVER CITY,
HOLLINGER, ALMA, ORLEANS, FRANKLIN, CAMPBELL, AND HILDRETH
1057 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2026
...SOLIDLY NEAR-CRITICAL TO BRIEFLY-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...
MAINLY BETWEEN 1 AND 5 PM, MOST SOUTH CENTRAL/CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS COUNTIES WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE SOLIDLY NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, DUE TO
THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 20-30 MPH, AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AT LEAST 20-25 PERCENT. BRIEFLY-CRITICAL
CONDITIONS CANNOT BE RULED OUT, ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUR FAR WESTERN
COUNTIES SUCH AS DAWSON, GOSPER AND FURNAS IN NEBRASKA...AND ROOKS
AND PHILLIPS IN KANSAS.
DUE TO THE EXPECTATION THAT ANY OUTRIGHT-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE REACHED ON A FAIRLY
LOCALIZED AND BRIEF BASIS, A FORMAL FIRE WEATHER WARNING IS NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, CAUTION IS CERTAINLY ADVISED
THIS AFTERNOON IF ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY SPARK A WILDFIRE.
PFANNKUCH
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