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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
450 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE
SANDHILLS INTO THE PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA ON
FRIDAY. THE CONCERN IS AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FALLING TO LESS THAN 15
PERCENT AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1 OF 5) OF SEVERE WEATHER IS IN PLACE FOR
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A CURTIS TO TAYLOR LINE. THOUGH AN ISOLATED
STRONG STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT, MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY AS ACTIVITY
LARGELY REMAINS EAST OF THE LOCAL AREA.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2 OF 5) FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS IN PLACE FOR MUCH
OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON SATURDAY. THE CONCERN IS SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS, POTENTIALLY DEVELOPING AS EARLY AS EARLY AFTERNOON,
CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND A TORNADO OR
TWO. BY LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING, MORE SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO MOVE IN FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO/THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE PRIMARY CONCERN
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY EACH DAY SUNDAY
AND MONDAY, FAVORING MUCH OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. VERY LARGE HAIL,
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND EVEN A TORNADO OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE WITH
ACTIVITY EACH DAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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