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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
351 AM CDT Sat May 2 2020

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-030100-
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Webster-
Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-
Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, 
Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, 
Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, 
Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, 
Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, 
Dumont, Waverly, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, 
Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, 
Waterloo, and Cedar Falls
351 AM CDT Sat May 2 2020

...Elevated Fire Weather Conditions Today...

Confidence is increasing in elevated fire weather conditions
across northern Iowa today. Winds should be in the 10 to 20 mph
range through most of the afternoon, with minimum relative
humidity values bottoming out in the 25 to 35 percent range.

Temperatures are slightly above normal, and most importantly,
fuels are beginning to become primed to burn more readily. Will
likely issue another Special Weather Statement for the same area
for Sunday as well.

Please be extremely cautious if burning today or Sunday as fires
will be able to spread more easily than normal.


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Kotenberg