NWS North Platte NEFW.W 0041August 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, NE
The National Weather Service office in North Platte issued a red flag warning for Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR in Nebraska, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on August 3. It was the 41st red flag warning the NWS office in North Platte issued in 2026. Nebraska had 4 red flag warnings in August 2026, against 4 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 10 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, North Platte NE
- Area
- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:20 p.m. CDT, August 2, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 3, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, August 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLBF FW.W 0041
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * TIMING...Today, from 10AM to 10PM MDT. Monday, 11AM to 9PM MDT. * WINDS...Today, south 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph. Monday, south winds changing to west winds by late afternoon 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Today, as low as 12 percent. Monday, as low as 16 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Today, up to 102. Monday, up to 101. * LIGHTNING...Some dry lightning may be possible by late Monday afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly and be difficult to control.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.