Weather Alerts For Logan, KS

# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. WHERE Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN From late Friday night through Saturday morning. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. ISSUED AT Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Hastings NE HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Clay, Polk, Adams, Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Kearney, Merrick, Nance, Phelps, Phillips, Rooks, Sherman, Smith, Valley, Webster Including the cities of Fullerton, Bladen, St. Paul, Aurora, Wolbach, Holdrege, Hastings, Smith Center, Scotia, Franklin, Stockton, Sherman Reservoir, Cozad, Inavale, Bellaire, Beaver City, Greeley, Genoa, Phillipsburg, Fairfield, Plainville, Alma, Ord, Polk, Red Cloud, Willow Island, Loup City, Clay Center, Orleans, Kearney, Stromsburg, Codell, Hollinger, Johnson Lake, Lexington, Spalding, Litchfield, Gothenburg, Blue Hill, Osceola, Elwood, Minden, Arapahoe, Rosemont, Sutton, Central City, Shelby, Cambridge, Grand Island, Edgar, Harvard, Campbell, Kensington, Oxford, and Hildreth

# HEADLINE -------------------- CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON-EVENING RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS # DETAILS -------------------- WINDS South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY As low as 10 to 15 percent. IMPACTS Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. ADDITIONAL DETAILS Although relative humidity will steadily increase during the evening especially within counties along and east of Highway 281, this rise will be slower farther west, with some counties likely not seeing relative humidity improve above 25 percent until at least 10 PM. ISSUED AT Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Hastings NE HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Gosper, Sherman, Webster, Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Jewell, Kearney, Merrick, Mitchell, Nance, Nuckolls, Osborne, Phelps, Phillips, Polk, Rooks, Smith, Thayer, Valley, York

Pollen Index: 11.8 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Oak, Maple and Birch. Based on past pollen counts and expected weather conditions, pollen levels for Friday will be falling but stay in the extremely high range. Since the weather has a major influence on pollen dispersal, this decrease is due in part to falling temperatures and higher dew points.