Weather Alerts-

High Wind Warning

From Sat 9:00 pm until Sun 6:00 pm MDT

1 of 2

Action Recommended

Make preparations per the instructions

Issued By

North Platte - NE, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska

Description

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Sunday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

Red Flag Warning

From Sat 10:00 am until 8:00 pm MDT

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Action Recommended

Make preparations per the instructions

Issued By

North Platte - NE, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR

Description

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. TIMING... 11AM CDT /10AM MDT/ to 9PM CDT /8PM MDT/ Saturday WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to the 10 to 15 percent range. TEMPERATURES...Reaching the middle 70s to lower 80s. LIGHTNING... None expected. IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. 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.

More Information

...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY. REISSUED TO CORRECT TIMING BULLET...

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