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HWOFSD  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
723 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
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BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-  
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-  
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-  
MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-  
UNION-  
723 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST IOWA, WEST CENTRAL  
IOWA, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA, EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE  
DANGER LATER THIS WEEK, ESPECIALLY IN SUFFICIENTLY DRY GRASSES AND  
CROPLAND.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 

 
 
NWS SIOUX FALLS WILL DISCONTINUE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
PRODUCT (HWO) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2026. WEATHER HAZARDS AND OUTLOOKS  
WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH OTHER STANDARD NWS PRODUCTS,  
INCLUDING WEATHER BRIEFING PACKETS, FORECAST DISCUSSIONS, WEATHER  
STORY GRAPHICS, THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK, AND UPDATED  
HAZARD MESSAGING. ALL LOCAL PRODUCTS AND VISUAL TOOLS ARE ACCESSIBLE  
DIRECTLY AT: WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS.  
 

 
 
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