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Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-
McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-
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Including the cities of Rock Rapids, George, Inwood, Larchwood,
Sibley, Spirit Lake, Milford, Arnolds Park, Sioux Center,
Orange City, Rock Valley, Hawarden, Hull, Sheldon, Hartley,
Sanborn, Spencer, Le Mars, Cherokee, Storm Lake, Sioux City,
Ida Grove, Holstein, Battle Creek, Tyler, Hendricks, Lake Benton,
Ivanhoe, Marshall, Slayton, Fulda, Windom, Mountain Lake,
Worthington, Jackson, Lakefield, Pipestone, Luverne, Wakefield,
Ponca, Allen, South Sioux City, Huron, De Smet, Arlington,
Lake Preston, Brookings, Gregory, Burke, Wessington Springs,
Alpena, Woonsocket, Howard, Madison, Orland, Flandreau,
Chamberlain, Kimball, Plankinton, White Lake, Stickney, Mitchell,
Alexandria, Emery, Salem, Canistota, Bridgewater, Montrose,
Sioux Falls, Wagner, Platte, Lake Andes, Marty, Armour, Corsica,
Delmont, Parkston, Freeman, Menno, Tripp, Clayton, Parker,
Centerville, Marion, Viborg, Irene, Hurley, Chancellor, Canton,
Lennox, Tea, Harrisburg, Tyndall, Scotland, Springfield, Avon,
Tabor, Yankton, Vermillion, North Sioux City, Beresford,
Elk Point, Alcester, and Jefferson
1001 AM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026
...NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER THIS
AFTERNOON...
Breezy northwest winds gusting 15-20 mph will gradually decrease
through the afternoon. South of a line from Huron to Ida Grove relative
humidity values are expected to fall to at least 25% in the
afternoon. North of that line values will remain above 25% but
winds will be stronger for longer. There could be a brief overlap
of the lowest humidity and strongest gusts, but confidence was not
high enough to issue a fire headline at this time. We will
continue to monitor the trends through the afternoon.
Please use caution with any sources of ignition.