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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1044 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
IAZ008-009-018-019-210000-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSAGE, CRESCO, CHARLES CITY,
AND NEW HAMPTON
1044 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WITH WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH, GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH.
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, FIRES WILL START AND SPREAD EASILY.
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WITH ANY ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE OUTDOOR
FIRES OR CREATE SPARKS, INCLUDING CAMPFIRES, GRILLING, AND
OPERATING LARGE EQUIPMENT. CIGARETTES SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF AND
EXTINGUISHED PROPERLY. PLEASE HEED ANY LOCAL BURN BANS.
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