Weather

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