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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
832 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-030>034-042>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-290300-
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/O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0008.260328T1400Z-260329T0300Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-
DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
832 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED BUT A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
RED FLAG WARNING.
* AFFECTED AREA...THURSTON, BOONE, MADISON, STANTON, CUMING,
BURT, PLATTE, MONONA, COLFAX, DODGE, WASHINGTON, BUTLER,
SAUNDERS, DOUGLAS, SARPY, HARRISON, SHELBY, SEWARD, LANCASTER,
CASS, OTOE, POTTAWATTAMIE, SALINE, MILLS, MONTGOMERY,
JEFFERSON, GAGE, FREMONT, JOHNSON, PAGE, NEMAHA, PAWNEE, AND
RICHARDSON COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
NEZ011-012-016>018-290300-
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KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
832 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...
* AFFECTED AREA...KNOX, CEDAR, ANTELOPE, PIERCE, AND WAYNE
COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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