Red Flag Warning for all of Eastern Nebraska

March 15, 2015 Leave a comment 


.RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA...

* WINDS...WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. 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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