017
WWUS83 KARX 221142
SPSARX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
642 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
MNZ079-086>088-094>096-230100-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WABASHA, DODGE CENTER, ROCHESTER, WINONA,
AUSTIN, PRESTON, AND CALEDONIA
642 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, WARM
TEMPERATURES, AND SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT
WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH, GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, FIRES WILL START AND SPREAD EASILY.
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WITH ANY ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE OUTDOOR
FIRES OR CREATE SPARKS, INCLUDING CAMPFIRES, GRILLING, AND
OPERATING LARGE EQUIPMENT. CIGARETTES SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF AND
EXTINGUISHED PROPERLY. PLEASE HEED ANY LOCAL BURN BANS.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page