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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 6:55 AM Apr. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... * 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 and Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...Noon CDT/11 AM MDT through 9 PM CDT/8 PM MDT * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 to 12% across much of the Sanhdills and western Nebraska, and 12 to 20% across central into north central Nebraska. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread. 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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