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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD

953 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



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Lyon-Sioux-Kingsbury-Lake-Minnehaha-Lincoln-

953 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE

HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN

IOWA...



The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has cancelled the

Fire Weather Watch.



Additional clouds as well as spotty showers should limit the area

to high to very high fire danger. 



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Miner-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Charles Mix-Douglas-

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953 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND FAR

SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST

IOWA...



* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Plymouth and Woodbury. In Nebraska, 

  Dixon and Dakota. In South Dakota, Beadle, Gregory, Jerauld, 

  Sanborn, Miner, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, 

  Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Bon Homme, Yankton, 

  Clay and Union.



* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  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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