- County,
- Red Flag Warning issued April 25 at 1:54PM CDT until April 25 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS
- Effective: 1:54 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2013
- Expires: 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...017...
073 AND 083...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
073 PHELPS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN.
* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM.
* LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY...17 TO 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING FLAMES OR SPARKS
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. SHOULD WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING
SHOULD BE POSTPONED.- See more at NOAA
