Council Bluffs, IA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED BUT A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA...

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has cancelled the
Red Flag Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Thurston, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming,
Burt, Platte, Monona, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Butler,
Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Harrison, Shelby, Seward, Lancaster,
Cass, Otoe, Pottawattamie, Saline, Mills, Montgomery,
Jefferson, Gage, Fremont, Johnson, Page, Nemaha, Pawnee, and
Richardson Counties.

* TIMING...From 9 AM to 10 PM CDT Saturday.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

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

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
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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