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Special Weather Statement

Status

Issued Active alert

Start Time

Fri 05/09/2025 04:42 AM EDT

End Time

Fri 05/09/2025 09:00 PM EDT

Impacts

Informational

Locations Affected

Saint Paul, MN ∙ Minneapolis, MN ∙ Bloomington, MN ∙ Brooklyn Park, MN ∙ Plymouth, MN ∙ Maple Grove, MN ∙ Eden Prairie, MN ∙ Saint Cloud, MN ∙ Burnsville, MN ∙ Woodbury, MN

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 342 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... Temperatures rising into the 80s this afternoon within a dry environment will cause minimum relative humidity values to drop to between 20 and 25 percent. Winds will shift from southwest to northwest as a cold front moves across the area this afternoon and evening with speeds around 10 mph. Gusts could reach 15 mph. Any areas with dry grasses or vegetation will be susceptible to elevated fire weather conditions. Check with the MN DNR or your local county before attempting any outdoor burning.

Technical Header

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-082-083-091-092-100100- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin- Faribault- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 342 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025