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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 7:10 PM Apr. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Sunday, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 81. * 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. &&
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