Whitman, NE Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
291 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT /1 AM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN PANHANDLE NEBRASKA

DEUEL                 GARDEN                SHERIDAN

IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA

CHASE                 FRONTIER              HAYES
KEITH                 LINCOLN               PERKINS

IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA

ARTHUR                GRANT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARTHUR, BIG SPRINGS, CHAMPION,
CHAPPELL, CURTIS, ENDERS, EUSTIS, GORDON, GRANT, HAYES CENTER,
HYANNIS, IMPERIAL, LEWELLEN, MAYWOOD, NORTH PLATTE, OGALLALA,
OSHKOSH, PAXTON, RUSHVILLE, AND WAUNETA.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY LIGHTNING...

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red
Flag Warning for low humidity, gusty winds, and dry lightning,
which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather
Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

* TIMING...Noon MDT through 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 97.

* LIGHTNING...Dry lightning possible.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread. Fires
will 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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