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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
210 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
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210 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT-EARLY SUNDAY MORNING,
WIDESPREAD, 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 TODAY THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO
THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNRISE SUNDAY, A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL SURGE THROUGH OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FROM NORTH-TO-SOUTH.
AS IT PASSES, MOST PLACES WILL LIKELY OBSERVE AT LEAST A FEW HOURS
OF WINDS GUSTING AT LEAST 40 MPH.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
EACH AFTERNOON BETWEEN SUNDAY AND THURSDAY, AT LEAST NEAR-
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS VARIOUS
PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA...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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