Saturday, March 14, 2015

Severe Weather Alerts - Omaha, NE Red Flag Warning Red Flag Warning in effect from Sunday, 12:00 PM CDT until Sunday, 8:00 PM CDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN
NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF WEST-CENTRAL IOWA...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

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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