Red Flag Warning

April 20, 2015 Leave a comment 


.RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY 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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Fire Weather Watch

April 3, 2015 Leave a comment 


FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF WESTERN IOWA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MONONA AND 
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 HARRISON. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER 
ZONE 011 KNOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 CEDAR...FIRE WEATHER 
ZONE 015 THURSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 ANTELOPE...FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 017 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 WAYNE...FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 030 BOONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 MADISON...FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 032 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 CUMING...FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 034 BURT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 PLATTE...FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 043 COLFAX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 DODGE...FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 045 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BUTLER...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 SAUNDERS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 
DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 SARPY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 
SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 LANCASTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
067 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 OTOE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 
SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JEFFERSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
089 GAGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 JOHNSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
092 PAWNEE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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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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