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Location: Alcester, SD
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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 2:07 AM May. 11, 2025 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT
SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND FAR NORTHWEST IOWA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND FAR NORTHWEST
IOWA...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola and Sioux. In
Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson,
Pipestone and Rock. In South 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 and Union.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph, strongest
west of U.S. Highway 81 toward central South Dakota.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 2:07 AM May. 11, 2025 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT
SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND FAR NORTHWEST IOWA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND FAR NORTHWEST
IOWA...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola and Sioux. In
Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson,
Pipestone and Rock. In South 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 and Union.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph, strongest
west of U.S. Highway 81 toward central South Dakota.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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