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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
952 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
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952 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
AT LEAST BRIEF/LOCALIZED NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
COULD OCCUR IN VARIOUS PARTS OF OUR FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON,
WHEREVER NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS MIGHT REACH 20 MPH OR SLIGHTLY
HIGHER. OUR ENTIRE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE VERY LOW AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 17 PERCENT IN MOST PLACES.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT-EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING, WIDESPREAD, OUTRIGHT-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF RECORD-BREAKING HEAT AND GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT,
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT AREA-WIDE FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
EACH AFTERNOON BETWEEN MONDAY AND THURSDAY, AT LEAST NEAR-CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS VARIOUS PORTIONS OF
OUR FORECAST AREAS...WHEREVER THERE IS AN OVERLAP OF WINDS GUSTING
AT LEAST 20 MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO 25 PERCENT OR
LOWER. OUTRIGHT-CRITICAL CONDITIONS APPEAR LESS WIDESPREAD, BUT
CURRENTLY APPEAR POSSIBLE ON MONDAY PRIMARILY WITHIN A FEW OF OUR
FAR WESTERN COUNTIES, AND ALSO ON THURSDAY ACROSS MORE OF OUR
AREA.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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