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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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239 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and
portions of north central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

- Fire weather concerns:
A Red Flag Warning will continue through 9 PM for most of our
counties along and south of the Nebraska-Kansas border.

- Thunderstorm chances:
There is a slight chance for a few isolated thunderstorms this
afternoon and evening, mainly after 4 PM and focused along a
nearly stationary front near the Tri-Cities. If storms develop,
they could become strong to marginally- severe, capable of
producing hail up to around the size of quarters, and/or wind
gusts up to around 60 MPH. However, the vast majority of potential
severe weather this evening and overnight will focus slightly
east of our forecast area altogether.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

- Thunderstorm chances:
During the day Wednesday and especially Wednesday morning through
around 3 PM, we expect scattered thunderstorms to track across
mainly portions of south central Nebraska along and north of
Highway 6. Some of these thunderstorms could become severe.

Another chance for thunderstorms arrives Friday afternoon and
evening for mainly the eastern half of our forecast area. It is
still too early to determine whether any threat for severe storms
might exist for our area, or instead concentrate slightly off to
our south and east.

- Strong north-northwest winds Friday into Friday night:
Our entire forecast area will have strong north-northwest winds
Friday into Friday night, with sustained speeds of at least 30 MPH and
gusts of at least 40 MPH likely.

- Almost daily fire weather concerns:
Each afternoon between Thursday and Monday, at least near-
critical fire weather conditions are forecast to develop within at
least portions of our forecast area. A few days could also see
fire weather conditions reach critical levels, including already
on Thursday.

- Slightly sub-freezing temperatures possible this weekend:
For those who already have concerns for freezing temperatures and
impacts to gardening or irrigation systems, at least slightly sub-
freezing temperatures appear possible Saturday morning, but would
probably be more likely Sunday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are encouraged to report any potential instances of
severe weather should any occur this evening through Wednesday.


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More information may be obtained at the following web page:
   https://www.weather.gov/hastings

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Wesely