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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
255 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>061-070>073-
081>083-092-093-042300-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTHERVILLE, ALGONA, FOREST CITY,
LAKE MILLS, NORTHWOOD, MANLY, EMMETSBURG, GARNER, BRITT, KANAWHA,
MASON CITY, CLEAR LAKE, POCAHONTAS, LAURENS, ROLFE, FONDA,
GILMORE CITY, HUMBOLDT, EAGLE GROVE, CLARION, BELMOND, HAMPTON,
PARKERSBURG, CLARKSVILLE, SHELL ROCK, GREENE, APLINGTON, ALLISON,
DUMONT, WAVERLY, SAC CITY, LAKE VIEW, ODEBOLT, WALL LAKE,
SCHALLER, EARLY, ROCKWELL CITY, MANSON, LAKE CITY, POMEROY,
FORT DODGE, WEBSTER CITY, IOWA FALLS, ELDORA, ACKLEY,
GRUNDY CENTER, REINBECK, CONRAD, DIKE, WELLSBURG, WATERLOO,
CEDAR FALLS, DENISON, CARROLL, JEFFERSON, BOONE, AMES,
MARSHALLTOWN, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, DYSART, GLADBROOK, AUDUBON,
EXIRA, GUTHRIE CENTER, PANORA, BAYARD, CASEY, PERRY, WAUKEE,
ADEL, DES MOINES, NEWTON, ATLANTIC, GREENFIELD, STUART, ADAIR,
FONTANELLE, WINTERSET, EARLHAM, INDIANOLA, NORWALK, CARLISLE,
CORNING, CRESTON, OSCEOLA, BEDFORD, LENOX, NEW MARKET,
AND MOUNT AYR
255 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH 6 PM TODAY
WHAT...STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH, DRY SURFACE VEGETATION AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.
WHERE...ALL AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND ALL AREAS WEST OF
INTERSTATE 35.
WHEN...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.
IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY.
PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...BURNING IS DISCOURAGED UNDER
THESE CONDITIONS. ALSO, TAKE CARE TO PREVENT THE START OF ACCIDENTAL
FIRES WHEN SMOKING OR OPERATING VEHICLES AROUND DRY VEGETATION.
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