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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
843 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
IAZ023-035-036-048-061-074-075-084>086-095>097-212000-
POCAHONTAS-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-STORY-JASPER-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POCAHONTAS, LAURENS, ROLFE, FONDA,
GILMORE CITY, FORT DODGE, WEBSTER CITY, AMES, NEWTON, PELLA,
KNOXVILLE, OSKALOOSA, CHARITON, ALBIA, OTTUMWA, CORYDON, SEYMOUR,
ALLERTON, HUMESTON, CENTERVILLE, AND BLOOMFIELD
843 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY
NEAR RECORD WARMTH WILL LEAD TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY,
WITH MINIMUM VALUES FALLING TO 15-20% THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE,
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH AT TIMES. MOST SURFACE FUELS REMAIN CURED AND
DRY AND ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD QUICKLY. BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED TODAY.
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