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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
258 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
MNZ041>043-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-250000-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, LONG PRAIRIE, LITTLE FALLS,
MORRIS, GLENWOOD, ST CLOUD, MADISON, BENSON, MONTEVIDEO, WILLMAR,
LITCHFIELD, GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, HUTCHINSON, GAYLORD,
REDWOOD FALLS, NEW ULM, ST PETER, ST JAMES, MANKATO, FAIRMONT,
AND BLUE EARTH
258 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA
ANOTHER SHOT OF DRY AIR WILL WORK INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY,
ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT.
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE COMPARED TO RECENT
DAYS THAT ALSO POSED A FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. HOWEVER, WESTERN
MINNESOTA LARGELY MISSED OUT ON THURSDAY'S RAINFALL AND FUELS
REMAIN DRY. THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL BE BETWEEN 1PM AND 7PM THIS EVENING.
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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