Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued March 30 at 2:04AM CDT until March 31 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 30, 2026 - 12:04am
Expires:
March 30, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...
* 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 210 Frenchman Basin.
* TIMING...Noon CDT/11am MDT Monday until 1 AM CDT/ Midnight MDT
Tuesday
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 87.
* LIGHTNING...Isolated dry Lightning possible eastern panhandle
and western Sandhills.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult
to control.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest; Frenchman Basin
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender: