290  
WWUS83 KMPX 050842  
SPSMPX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
342 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025  
 
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-052100-  
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-  
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-  
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-  
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-  
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-  
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, LONG PRAIRIE, LITTLE FALLS,  
PRINCETON, MORA, MORRIS, GLENWOOD, ST CLOUD, SAUK RAPIDS,  
ELK RIVER, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, MADISON, BENSON, MONTEVIDEO,  
WILLMAR, LITCHFIELD, MONTICELLO, MINNEAPOLIS, BLAINE, ST PAUL,  
STILLWATER, GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, HUTCHINSON, GAYLORD,  
CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, VICTORIA, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, REDWOOD FALLS,  
NEW ULM, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES,  
MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA  
342 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025  
 
...STRONG WINDS AND ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
 
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40  
MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. OCCASIONAL LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH  
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS.  
IF YOU'RE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE, BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN,  
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND ELEVATED AREAS WHERE WINDS MAY BE STRONGER.  
 
A COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS, WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES,  
AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS  
AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE CONDITIONS  
COULD LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES. CHECK BURNING  
RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE DANGER BEFORE BURNING.  
 

 
 
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