Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Hastings, NE
Areas Affected: Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Dawson; Buffalo; Gosper; Phelps; Furnas; Harlan
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 1:53am CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 1:53am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 4:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Hastings NE
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AREA-WIDE AND POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...From the west to southwest, sustained 15 to 20 MPH and gusting 20 to 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fdc0daf92a6bda7aa97308af6ed86305d0a9d2a4.001.1 Codes: NEZ039, NEZ040, NEZ041, NEZ046, NEZ047, NEZ060, NEZ061, NEZ072, NEZ073, NEZ082, NEZ083 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fdc0daf92a6bda7aa97308af6ed86305d0a9d2a4.001.1