Weather Alerts for Lancaster Co.

Issued by the National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning  RED FLAG WARNING   Red Flag Warning
LANCASTER CO.

Areas Affected:
Monona - Harrison - Shelby - Pottawattamie - Mills - Montgomery - Fremont - Page - Thurston - Boone - Madison - Stanton - Cuming - Burt - Platte - Colfax - Dodge - Washington - Butler - Saunders - Douglas - Sarpy - Seward - Lancaster - Cass - Otoe - Saline - Jefferson - Gage - Johnson - Nemaha - Pawnee - Richardson
Effective: Fri, 3/27 8:32pm Updated: Sat, 3/28 1:40am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sat, 3/28 10:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has cancelled the
Red Flag Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Thurston, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming,
Burt, Platte, Monona, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Butler,
Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Harrison, Shelby, Seward, Lancaster,
Cass, Otoe, Pottawattamie, Saline, Mills, Montgomery,
Jefferson, Gage, Fremont, Johnson, Page, Nemaha, Pawnee, and
Richardson Counties.

* TIMING...From 9 AM to 10 PM CDT Saturday.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Information:
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.