Special Weather Statement 04/15/2025 11:47 for Iowa, Minnesota areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 15 at 1:47PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 15, 2025 - 11:47am
Expires: 
April 15, 2025 - 3:00pm
Description: 
Lowering humidity values to near 25 percent along with northwest winds gusting to 25 to 30 mph will create some near-critical fire weather conditions early to mid-afternoon across northwest Iowa and portions of southwest Minnesota. Winds are expected to trend slowly downward this afternoon which should begin to ease the approach towards critical fire weather conditions by late this afternoon.
Area Description: 
Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD