Warnings
Red Flag Warning
- Jewell, KS
- Phillips, KS
- Smith, KS
...Strong northwest winds and a dry airmass will result in dangerous fire weather conditions across north central Kansas Thursday... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. * WINDS...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
- Hitchcock, NE
- Red Willow, NE
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning which is in effect from 7 AM MST /8 AM CST/ to 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne. * TIMING...From 7 AM MST /8 AM CST/ to 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ Thursday. * WINDS...Northwest 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Explosive fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
High Wind Warning
- Adams, NE
- Buffalo, NE
- Clay, NE
- Dawson, NE
- Fillmore, NE
- Franklin, NE
- Furnas, NE
- Gosper, NE
- Greeley, NE
- Hall, NE
- Hamilton, NE
- Harlan, NE
- Howard, NE
- Jewell, KS
- Kearney, NE
- Merrick, NE
- Nance, NE
- Nuckolls, NE
- Phelps, NE
- Phillips, KS
- Polk, NE
- Sherman, NE
- Smith, KS
- Thayer, NE
- Valley, NE
- Webster, NE
- York, NE
* WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. The strongest gusts are likely along and north of I-80. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Very strong winds could cause damage to trees. Localized power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles along east to west oriented roads. Localized poor visibility will also be possible in areas of blowing dust.
- Republic, KS
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
- Antelope, NE
- Boone, NE
- Burt, NE
- Butler, NE
- Cedar, NE
- Colfax, NE
- Cuming, NE
- Dodge, NE
- Douglas, NE
- Jefferson, NE
- Knox, NE
- Lancaster, NE
- Madison, NE
- Pierce, NE
- Platte, NE
- Saline, NE
- Sarpy, NE
- Saunders, NE
- Seward, NE
- Stanton, NE
- Thurston, NE
- Washington, NE
- Wayne, NE
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Iowa and east central, northeast, and southeast Nebraska. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
- Blaine, NE
- Boyd, NE
- Brown, NE
- Chase, NE
- Custer, NE
- Frontier, NE
- Garfield, NE
- Hayes, NE
- Holt, NE
- Keya Paha, NE
- Loup, NE
- Perkins, NE
- Rock, NE
- Wheeler, NE
* WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ to 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
- Dakota, NE
- Dixon, NE
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down tree branches. Scattered power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Scattered snow showers Thursday morning may lead to brief visibility reductions along with difficult travel.
- Hitchcock, NE
- Red Willow, NE
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ this afternoon to 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Plumes of blowing dust will create pockets of low visibility. Visibilities will likely change rapidly over short distances, making travel hazardous in these areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Two rounds of strong winds are forecast. The first is Wednesday evening as a front passes, the second is shortly after sunrise Thursday morning. Do not lower your guard due to the brief lull in the winds!
Advisories
Wind Advisory
- Cass, NE
- Gage, NE
- Johnson, NE
- Nemaha, NE
- Otoe, NE
- Pawnee, NE
- Richardson, NE
* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
