Alert
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2016
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SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2016
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900.
* WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR 25
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
* HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED IN THE FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
ZONE NEAR JACKSON AND WINDOM.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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.
Instructions:
Do not do controlled burns, burn garbage or have bonfires.
Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307