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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1002 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
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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.
BREEZY SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WEST OF INTERSTATE 29
COULD LEAD TO LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED AS WARM, DRY, AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS PREVAIL INTO LATE WEEK, ESPECIALLY FOR DRIER
GRASSES AND CROPLAND. MORE WIDESPREAD CONCERNS POSSIBLE DUE TO GUSTY
WINDS FRIDAY.
ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY AND
AGAIN THIS WEEKEND.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
NWS SIOUX FALLS WILL DISCONTINUE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
PRODUCT (HWO) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2026. WEATHER HAZARDS AND OUTLOOKS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH OTHER STANDARD NWS PRODUCTS,
INCLUDING WEATHER BRIEFING PACKETS, FORECAST DISCUSSIONS, WEATHER
STORY GRAPHICS, THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK, AND UPDATED
HAZARD MESSAGING. ALL LOCAL PRODUCTS AND VISUAL TOOLS ARE ACCESSIBLE
DIRECTLY AT: WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS.
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