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

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824 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorm chances will continue tonight, mainly across
southeastern portions of the outlook area. There will be the
potential for some storms to be strong to severe, with hail near
the size of quarters and wind gusts near 60 MPH the primary
hazards.

.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 instances of severe weather
that might occur tonight 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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