Red Flag Warning: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-09-10 13:32ingested 2026-09-10 22:55

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Red Flag Warning — Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Noon CDT through 8 PM CDT or 11 AM MDT through 7 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 91. * LIGHTNING...Not expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread.

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