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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
527 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THROUGH 9 PM, A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MARGINALLY-CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OUR NEBRASKA AND
KANSAS COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. HOWEVER, THE
OVERALL-WORST FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL FOCUS WITHIN NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS, AND ALSO IN NEBRASKA LOCATIONS NEAR AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 183.
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING, A VERY STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. AS
THE FRONT PASSES, STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR,
SUSTAINED AT LEAST 30 TO 40 MPH, WITH GUSTS AT LEAST 50 TO 60
MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT AT 3 AM FOR OUR ENTIRE
AREA.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A SPOTTY WIND GUST TO 70 MPH CAN'T BE RULED
OUT, MAINLY PRIOR TO 4 PM. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS, BLOWING DUST
IS ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY IN SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND
DOWNWIND OF THE RECENTLY BURNED AREAS IN DAWSON COUNTY NEBRASKA.
IN ADDITION, PARTS OF MAINLY OUR NEBRASKA FORECAST AREA,
ESPECIALLY COUNTIES NORTH-THROUGH-EAST OF THE TRI CITIES, WILL
EXPERIENCE SOME LIGHT SNOW DURING THE DAY SUNDAY, WHICH WILL
RESULT IN BRIEFLY REDUCED VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE, AND SOME
SLICK SPOTS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING.
FINALLY, LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING, VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS COLD AS -5 TO -15 DEGREES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF
OUR FORECAST AREA...UNUSUALLY COLD FOR MID-MARCH.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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