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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Omaha, NE

April 12, 20265 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this red flag warning at Apr 12, 2026, 2:52 AM CDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 12, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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: Apr 12, 2026, 2:52 AM CDT (07:52 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 12, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 12, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE

Counties Antelope County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Knox County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 12, 12:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 12:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 11, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Richardson	12 min

Nearby

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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.