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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
221 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
MNZ041>045-047>051-054>057-081900-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, LONG PRAIRIE, LITTLE FALLS,
PRINCETON, MORA, MORRIS, GLENWOOD, ST CLOUD, SAUK RAPIDS,
ELK RIVER, MADISON, BENSON, MONTEVIDEO, AND WILLMAR
221 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TODAY...
DRY CONDITIONS AND BREEZY WINDS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE
FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT IS THE SOURCE OF
THE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK. CHECK BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND
FIRE DANGER AT THE LINK BELOW BEFORE BURNING.
CHECK BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE DANGER LEVELS AND CONSULT
WITH FIRE OFFICIALS BEFORE BURNING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR MINNESOTA, SEE
WWW.DNR.STATE.MN.US/FORESTRY/FIRE/FIRERATING_RESTRICTIONS.HTML.
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