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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1129 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
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1129 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 281. IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN
COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT, THIS WILL
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THAT AREA.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE FRONT PASSES, STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA BEGINNING AT 3 AM.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND NORTH CENTRAL UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH
CAN'T BE RULED OUT.
BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND
DOWNWIND OF THE RECENTLY BURNED AREAS IN DAWSON COUNTY NEBRASKA.
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL EXPERIENCE SOME LIGHT SNOW
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY, WHICH WILL RESULT IN BRIEFLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY, AND SOME SLICK SPOTS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW
FREEZING.
WIND CHILLS DIP TO THE -5 TO -15 DEGREE RANGE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
NOAA/NWS/MORITZ
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