3 products issued by NWS for: 5 Miles SSE Mead NE
Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 945 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 NEZ030-042>044-050-051-065-078-088-181400- /O.CON.KOAX.FZ.W.0001.260418T0600Z-260418T1400Z/ Boone-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Butler-Saunders-Seward-Saline-Jefferson- Including the cities of Fremont, Ashland, Fairbury, St. Edward, Seward, Yutan, Crete, Wahoo, Albion, Wilber, Milford, Schuyler, David City, and Columbus 945 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Butler, Dodge, Saunders, Boone, Colfax, Platte, Jefferson, Saline, and Seward Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Mead
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 803 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-190115- Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page- Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-Stanton- Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas- Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson- Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson- 803 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Iowa, west central Iowa, east central Nebraska, northeast Nebraska and southeast Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Freezing temperatures are expected across much of the area tonight into Saturday morning. Sensitive early season vegetation could be damaged. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Freezing temperatures are expected across much of the area Saturday and Sunday mornings. Sensitive early season vegetation could be damaged. Dry and windy conditions will lead to Very High to Extreme Fire Danger across much of eastern Nebraska and parts of western Iowa on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 1222 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050-051-065-180130- /O.NEW.KOAX.FW.W.0013.260418T1700Z-260419T0100Z/ Monona-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison- Stanton-Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler- Saunders-Seward- 1222 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA... The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Knox, Cedar, Thurston, Antelope, Pierce, Wayne, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Platte, Monona, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Butler, Saunders, and Seward Counties. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$