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Kansas

Red Flag Warning (Severe)

Jewell; Mitchell; Osborne; Phillips; Rooks; Smith

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon Thursday to midnight CDT Thursday night. The Fire
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* WINDS...South to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up 30 to 35
mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...West of Highway 281, as low as 10 to 15
percent. East of Highway 281, as low as 15 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. 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.

Start Time
4/15/2026 3:16 PM
End Time
4/16/2026 7:00 AM

Nebraska

Fire Weather Watch (Severe)

Hitchcock; Red Willow

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Forecast Thursday...

.Interesting fire weather setup with a trough forecast to be in
place over the area leading to two separate areas of fire weather
concerns. The first for Nebraska and Kansas is forecast to see
longer duration of critical fire weather conditions starting as
early as the late morning with wind gusts up to 30 mph then
declining in magnitude around 6pm central time. The second is
across eastern Colorado where wind gusts may be a little more
delayed until the mid afternoon but continue into the evening
hours.A wind shift to the northwest is forecast early Friday
morning which would change fire spread directions should one be
present.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 004 Norton, 016 Graham, 080
Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO.

* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop
may rapidly grow and spread out of control.

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.

Start Time
4/15/2026 2:56 PM
End Time
4/16/2026 4:00 AM

Antelope; Boone; Cedar; Colfax; Cuming; Knox; Madison; Pierce; Platte; Stanton; Thurston; Wayne

* AFFECTED AREA...Knox, Cedar, Thurston, Antelope, Pierce,
Wayne, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Platte, and Colfax
Counties.

* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

Start Time
4/15/2026 10:28 AM
End Time
4/16/2026 12:15 AM

Red Flag Warning (Severe)

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Frenchman Basin; Loess Plains; Loup Rivers Basin; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY..

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red
Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect
from 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ Thursday to midnight CDT /11 PM MDT/
Thursday night. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather
Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie
National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire
Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219
Loess Plains.

* TIMING...Thursday, 11 AM CDT / 10 AM MDT through Midnight CDT
/ 11 PM MDT.

* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Into the low to mid 80s.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and 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.

Start Time
4/15/2026 11:44 AM
End Time
4/16/2026 4:00 AM

Adams; Buffalo; Clay; Dawson; Fillmore; Franklin; Furnas; Gosper; Greeley; Hall; Hamilton; Harlan; Howard; Kearney; Merrick; Nance; Nuckolls; Phelps; Polk; Sherman; Thayer; Valley; Webster; York

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon Thursday to midnight CDT Thursday night. The Fire
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* WINDS...South to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up 30 to 35
mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...West of Highway 281, as low as 10 to 15
percent. East of Highway 281, as low as 15 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. 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.

Start Time
4/15/2026 3:16 PM
End Time
4/16/2026 7:00 AM

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