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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Hastings, NE

February 9, 20264 counties in Nebraska; Mitchell County, Osborne County, Rooks County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Feb 9, 2026, 2:28 AM CST for 4 counties in Nebraska; Mitchell County, Osborne County, Rooks County, Kansas. It took effect at Feb 9, 2026, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2026, 2:28 AM CST (08:28 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE

Counties Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Greeley County, NE, Howard County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 10:15 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDHall, Hamilton, Merrick38 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2026Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2026Every red flag warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.