Effective:

2025-02-26T14:30:00-06:00

Expires:

2025-02-27T05:00:00-06:00

Certainty:

Possible

Event:

Fire Weather Watch

Type:

Alert

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Future

Areas:

Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton

...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instruction: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Effective:

2025-02-26T09:14:00-06:00

Expires:

2025-02-27T09:15:00-06:00

Certainty:

Observed

Event:

Flood Warning

Type:

Update

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Immediate

Areas:

Independence, AR; Jackson, AR; Lawrence, AR

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Arkansas... Black River At Black Rock affecting Independence, Lawrence and Jackson Counties. For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Black River at Black Rock. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. Farm ground along east bank begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CST Wednesday the stage was 16.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon and continue falling to 12.2 feet Monday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instruction: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall forecasted to occur over the next 24 hours. During periods of flooding...Evening forecasts are reissued with updated rainfall forecasts. Observed and forecasted stage data plots are available on our Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service web page at... www.weather.gov/lzk Under the Current Conditions section...Select River and Lakes AHPS. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 915 AM CST.