SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 18 AT 1:08PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-18 13:08:00 Local Time [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-04-18 19:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Sioux Falls SD
Alert Text
A COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS, A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40MPH, AS WELL AS AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT, WILL LEAD TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WHILE MANY FUELS ARE SEEING A QUICK GREEN UP, WARM SEASON TALL GRASSES ARE STILL LAGGING AND CONTINUE TO BE NEARLY FULLY CURED.
FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
LYON, OSCEOLA, DICKINSON, SIOUX, O'BRIEN, CLAY, PLYMOUTH, CHEROKEE, BUENA VISTA, WOODBURY, IDA, LINCOLN, LYON, MURRAY, COTTONWOOD, NOBLES, JACKSON, PIPESTONE, ROCK, DIXON, DAKOTA, BEADLE, KINGSBURY, BROOKINGS, GREGORY, JERAULD, SANBORN, MINER, LAKE, MOODY, BRULE, AURORA, DAVISON, HANSON, MCCOOK, MINNEHAHA, CHARLES MIX, DOUGLAS, HUTCHINSON, TURNER, LINCOLN, BON HOMME, YANKTON, CLAY, UNION
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