Red Flag Warning Issued for Kansas and Nebraska Counties
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NOAA issued it on May 26, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Hastings NE issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT May 17 for Phillips, Smith, Rooks, Osborne, Harlan and Franklin counties.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska
- Issued
- May 26, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Hastings NE
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska.
Alert Details
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Hastings NE. Effective from 2026-05-17T01:58:00-05:00, onset 2026-05-17T13:00:00-05:00, expires 2026-05-17T19:00:00-05:00, ends 2026-05-17T21:00:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
Phillips, Smith, Rooks and Osborne counties in Kansas; Harlan and Franklin counties in Nebraska.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Any fire that develops will spread quickly.
Expected Conditions
South to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 35 to 40 mph. Relative humidity as low as 10-20 percent.
Timeline
In effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening on May 17, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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