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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
907 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY
.WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG, NEAR RECORD TO RECORD
TEMPERATURES, FULLY CURED GRASSLAND AND CROPLAND, AND
EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AIR FOR IOWA WILL PREVAIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ANY FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
SPREAD IN THESE CONDITIONS, AND OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED.
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/O.NEW.KDMX.FW.W.0004.260321T1800Z-260322T0300Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
907 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL IOWA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA INTO PARTS OF
CENTRAL IOWA.
* WIND...FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 15%.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD, PERHAPS
RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES
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