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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
543 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026

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543 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, east central Nebraska, northeast Nebraska and southeast
Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Very high fire danger is expected this afternoon, particularly
west of a Fairbury to Lincoln to Tekamah line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Very warm, very dry air, and breezy conditions will lead to very
high to extreme fire danger Saturday. A Fire Weather Watch has
been issued Saturday 11 AM through Sunday 3 AM.

A cool front arrives with gusty northwest winds on Sunday, which
may lead to very high to extreme fire danger once again.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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