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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1254 PM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026

IAZ001-002-012-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013-014-
SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-070-071-220200-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0010.260422T1700Z-260423T0100Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Sioux-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Kingsbury-Brookings-Miner-Lake-Moody-
McCook-Minnehaha-Turner-Clay-Union-
1254 PM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND PARTS OF
NORTHWEST IOWA......

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola and Sioux. In
  Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson,
  Pipestone and Rock. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In South
  Dakota, Kingsbury, Brookings, Miner, Lake, Moody, McCook,
  Minnehaha, Turner, Lincoln, Clay and Union.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 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.

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.

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ROGERS

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