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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
308 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-040100-
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TYLER, HENDRICKS, LAKE BENTON, IVANHOE,
MARSHALL, SLAYTON, FULDA, WINDOM, MOUNTAIN LAKE, WORTHINGTON,
JACKSON, LAKEFIELD, PIPESTONE, AND LUVERNE
308 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY
DRY AIR WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY, WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. WHILE STRONGER
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL BE SEEN DURING THE PERIOD OF HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE MORNING, AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS IN AREAS WHERE SPRING
GREEN-UP IS LAGGING. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE
SEEN FROM MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET, GENERALLY BETWEEN 3 PM AND
8 PM CDT.
CHECK BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE DANGER LEVELS AND CONSULT WITH
FIRE OFFICIALS BEFORE BURNING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR MINNESOTA, SEE
WWW.DNR.STATE.MN.US/FORESTRY/FIRE/FIRERATING_RESTRICTIONS.HTML.
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