523  
FLUS43 KFSD 160834  
HWOFSD  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
334 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-  
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-170845-  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-  
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-  
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-  
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-  
MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-  
UNION-  
334 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST IOWA, WEST CENTRAL  
IOWA, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA, EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER RETURNS THURSDAY DUE TO BREEZY  
TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.  
USE EXTREME CAUTION TO PREVENT FIRE START AND REPORT ANY FIRES TO  
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONTINUES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DUE  
TO STRONG WINDS. HIGHER HUMIDITY FRIDAY MAY TEMPER WIDESPREAD  
CONCERNS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 

 
 
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