Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
402 FLUS43 KGID 141755 CCA HWOGID Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 1254 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 151200- Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance- Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York- Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin- Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer- 1254 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Shower and thunderstorm chances return to the outlook area this evening, with the best chances looking to be focused across portions of south central Nebraska mainly along and north of Interstate 80. Some thunderstorms may become strong to severe, with the main timeframe being between 7PM and 1AM. The strongest storms will have the potential for hail near the size of golf balls and wind gusts around 60 MPH. Though large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats, and isolated tornado cannot be ruled out during the early to mid evening hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. More widespread near-critical to critical fire weather conditions are anticipated for Thursday afternoon. The lowest afternoon relative humidity values are expected to be south of Highway 6 and into north central Kansas...but strong westerly winds with gusts exceeding 40 MPH are possible across the entire outlook area. Thunderstorm chances return to the outlook area Sunday through Tuesday. Plenty of uncertainties remain in the finer details, but it does appear there will be the potential for some storms to be on the strong to severe side. Be sure to stay up to date with the latest forecasts as we approach the start of the new week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report impacts from any strong to severe thunderstorms to the NWS Hastings office, including hail of any size. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings $$