Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
721 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024
COZ253-254-KSZ013-027-028-042-251300-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0010.240425T1800Z-240426T0200Z/
Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Logan-Wichita-
721 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /821 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013, 027, 028, 042, 253, AND 254...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 013 Sherman, 027 Wallace,
028 Logan, 042 Wichita, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne.
* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
*Additional Details... Critical fire weather will be highly
dependent on the position and orientation of the dry line. Exact
placement of the dry line still remains in question.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.
Take notice of any local burn bans.
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For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/goodland
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
611 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024
COZ090-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-042-NEZ079>081-260015-
Yuma-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-
Wallace-Logan-Gove-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
611 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /711 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024/
This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
Patchy to locally dense fog tonight will be possible, mainly east of
the Colorado border.
Strong to briefly severe thunderstorms are forecast after midnight
for locations along and east of a Hitchcock to Graham county line.
Large hail and torrential rainfall will be the primary hazards.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
Severe weather remains forecasted Thursday afternoon and evening for
the majority of the Tri-State area. Numerous scenarios for failure
do exist with this setup. If storms do form large to very large hail,
torrential rainfall, damaging winds and tornadoes, perhaps
significant, would all be possible.
Low relative humidity and wind gusts near 40 MPH will promote very
high to locally extreme grassland fire spread potential for
locations along and south of Interstate 70.
Thursday afternoon may see patches of blowing dust, mainly near and
south of the Interstate 70 corridor.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected tonight, but is requested for
Thursday.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
359 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
252100-
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
359 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and
portions of north central Kansas.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Strong to severe thunderstorms will become possible late
overnight, generally after 3AM, and mainly for areas along and
south of the Nebraska, Kansas state line. The primary severe
threat will be large hail up to golf ball size.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible
Thursday evening and night. Large hail up to golf ball size and
damaging wind gusts look to be the primary threats with this
activity, though a tornado or two will be possible.
Additional off and on thunderstorms are possible Friday into
Friday night, and Saturday into Sunday evening, and again Tuesday
evening and Tuesday night.
Non-thunderstorm west to southwest wind gusts of 40 to 45 MPH
will be possible Friday afternoon.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of severe weather
that may develop late tonight.
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More information may be obtained at the following web page:
https://www.weather.gov/hastings
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
327 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-252030-
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
327 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /227 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight. Severe
weather is not expected with this activity.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Several rounds of showers thunderstorms are expected to impact the
area beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday. At this time,
the greatest severe threat is Thursday night. Large hail is the
primary threat, however, there is some potential for damaging wind
and perhaps even an isolated tornado across far southwest Nebraska
Thursday evening.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Taylor
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
251 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-252000-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
251 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Kansas, east central
Kansas, north central Kansas and northeast Kansas.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
There is small potential for severe thunderstorms producing large
hail after 4 AM south of a line from Belleville to Manhattan to
Burlington.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
The small potential for severe thunderstorms persists into late
Thursday morning in central, north central, and east central Kansas.
Large hail would be the primary hazard with lesser chances for
damaging wind gusts.
Severe thunderstorms may move northeast into the region Thursday
night, primarily impacting central and north central Kansas. Large
hail and damaging winds would be the primary hazards.
Severe thunderstorms may develop Friday afternoon and evening,
mainly in northeast and east central Kansas. Additional severe
thunderstorms may move northeast into the region Saturday afternoon
and Saturday night. Locally heavy rainfall amounts could result from
these multiple rounds of thunderstorms.
South to southwest winds sustained near 30 MPH with gusts up to 50
MPH are possible Friday afternoon.
.SPOTTER MESSAGE...
Weather spotters are encouraged to relay reports of hail, damaging
wind, tornadoes, and flooding.
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More detailed information can be found at:
www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
322 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-250830-
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-
Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
322 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Thunderstorms are expected to develop overnight tonight across the
area. Main concerns will be hail up to nickel-sized.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
Strong to severe storms are possible across the area Thursday
morning. Main concerns will be hail up to quarter-sized, and
isolated damaging wind gusts.
A second round of strong to severe storms is possible Thursday
night and will last through Friday morning. Main concerns will be
up to quarter-sized hail and 60 mph winds. A tornado cannot be
ruled out west of US-281.
A conditional risk of isolated severe storms exists Friday
afternoon along and east of the Flint Hills.
Very high grassland fire danger is expected on Friday across
central and portions of south-central Kansas.
Another round of strong to severe storms will be possible on
Saturday. There is also the potential for localized flooding where
training thunderstorms occur.
Thunderstorm chances may linger across far southeast Kansas on
Sunday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.
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For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
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