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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
154 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
MNZ039-046-SDZ008-021-023-201500-
/O.UPG.KABR.FW.A.0006.260420T1600Z-260421T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.FW.W.0008.260420T1600Z-260421T0100Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-GRANT-DEUEL-
154 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, TRAVERSE AND BIG STONE. IN SOUTH
DAKOTA, ROBERTS, GRANT AND DEUEL.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR SUPPRESS.
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.
SDZ019-020-022-201500-
/O.NEW.KABR.FW.W.0008.260420T1600Z-260421T0100Z/
CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
154 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, CLARK, CODINGTON AND HAMLIN.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR SUPPRESS.
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.
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