709
WWUS83 KMPX 201636
RFWMPX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1136 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
MNZ041>045-047>052-054>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-210100-
/O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260421T0100Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
1136 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* AFFECTED AREA...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WE IDENTIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT
PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE WHICH MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. THIS
DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS A FIRE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING
NOW OR WILL BEGIN SOON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO
RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES.
MPG
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page