192  
WWUS73 KGID 141606  
NPWGID  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1106 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-150300-  
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0003.260315T1200Z-260316T0200Z/  
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.260315T0800Z-260316T0200Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-  
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-  
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-  
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JOHNSON LAKE, ROSEMONT, KEARNEY,  
KENSINGTON, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, ARAPAHOE, BLADEN, DESHLER, ST.  
PAUL, MINDEN, RED CLOUD, FAIRMONT, CAMBRIDGE, INAVALE, ORD,  
GOTHENBURG, FULLERTON, EXETER, GENOA, SPALDING, HOLLINGER, BLUE  
HILL, OSBORNE, SHELBY, CODELL, DOWNS, HILDRETH, ELWOOD, SUPERIOR,  
JEWELL, SMITH CENTER, IONIA, HARVARD, OSCEOLA, GREELEY, BELLAIRE,  
LOUP CITY, HASTINGS, ALMA, SCOTIA, FRANKLIN, CAMPBELL, NELSON,  
BELOIT, LITCHFIELD, HOLDREGE, OXFORD, CLAY CENTER, SUTTON,  
ORLEANS, STOCKTON, BOSTWICK, WOLBACH, GENEVA, BURR OAK,  
LEXINGTON, YORK, COZAD, PLAINVILLE, MANKATO, CENTRAL CITY,  
AURORA, STROMSBURG, FAIRFIELD, PHILLIPSBURG, GRAND ISLAND, EDGAR,  
BEAVER CITY, POLK, HEBRON, AND WILLOW ISLAND  
1106 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH  
GUSTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND  
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING. AN  
INITIAL SURGE OF WIND WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL  
PASSAGE, FOLLOWED BY CONSISTENT HIGH WINDS THE REMAINDER OF THE  
DAY. SOME OF THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6  
PM.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER  
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY BE CHALLENGING, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL  
EXPERIENCE SOME LIGHT SNOW, WHICH WILL RESULT IN BRIEFLY REDUCED  
VISIBILITY, AND SOME SLICK SPOTS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW  
FREEZING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN  
SOUTHWEST DAWSON COUNTY DOWNWIND OF THE BURN SCAR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS TODAY BEFORE THE WIND ARRIVES. IF YOU DRIVE  
SUNDAY, PLAN FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND USE CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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