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NWS Active Alerts for NE - Map View

State: NE Total alerts: 2 Updated: Jun 12, 2026 6:48am CDT

Red Flag Warning

Area
Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Red Flag Warning issued June 12 at 1:12AM MDT until June 12 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH 800 PM FRIDAY... * WIND...Thursday night, variable in the evening, becoming south around midnight with localized gusts up to 30 mph possible through Friday morning. On Friday, south winds becoming west at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Thursday night, humidity recoveries to between 40 and 65 percent. On Friday, between 6 and 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Red Flag Warning

Area
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR
Red Flag Warning issued June 12 at 1:49AM CDT until June 12 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * TIMING...10 AM to 6 PM MDT * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 91. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread. Fires will be difficult to control.

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