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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
332 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 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-  
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332 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 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.  
 
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
TODAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND WIND GUSTS 25 MPH. CRITICAL CONDITIONS  
EXPECTED FOR THE US HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR AND NORTHWARD.  
 
STORM CHANCES RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MAINLY FOR  
NORTHWESTERN IOWA. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH. HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO  
RECEIVE WARNINGS!  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  
 
LOCALLY ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE  
SATURDAY DUE TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LIGHT WINDS.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS RETURN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE  
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN EXACT TIMING AND  
COVERAGE, GREATEST RISK REMAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.  
MONITOR THE FORECAST ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN  
AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
 
 
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