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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
938 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
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, UNUSUALLY-LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT, A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT AREA-WIDE 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 SOUTHWARD THROUGH OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. AS IT
PASSES, MOST PLACES WILL LIKELY OBSERVE AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF
WINDS GUSTING AT LEAST 40 TO 50 MPH.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA, DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF NORTH WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH, AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
EACH AFTERNOON BETWEEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY, AT LEAST NEAR-CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY WITHIN VARIOUS PORTIONS OF
OUR FORECAST AREA...WHENEVER 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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