RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 20 AT 1:21AM CDT UNTIL APRIL 20 AT 8:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-20 01:21:00 Local Time [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-04-20 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Alert Text
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAGWARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
DOUGLAS, TODD, MORRISON, MILLE LACS, KANABEC, STEVENS, POPE, STEARNS, BENTON, SHERBURNE, LAC QUI PARLE, SWIFT, CHIPPEWA, KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, WRIGHT, YELLOW MEDICINE, RENVILLE, MCLEOD, SIBLEY, REDWOOD, BROWN, NICOLLET, WATONWAN, MARTIN
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