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Special Weather Statement

Status

Issued Active alert

Start Time

Sat 10/04/2025 03:58 AM EDT

End Time

Sat 10/04/2025 09:00 PM EDT

Impacts

Informational

Locations Affected

Minneapolis, MN ∙ Saint Paul, MN ∙ Bloomington, MN ∙ Plymouth, MN ∙ Brooklyn Park, MN ∙ Blaine, MN ∙ Eagan, MN ∙ Maple Grove, MN ∙ Saint Cloud, MN ∙ Eden Prairie, MN

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 258 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...Elevated Fire Weather Conditions for Southern Minnesota Today... The combination of near record to record temperatures, southerly winds gusting into the 30 to 40 mph range, and dry fuels will result in elevated fire weather conditions for this afternoon across southern Minnesota. Under these conditions, fires will start and spread easily. Please exercise caution with any activities that involve outdoor fires or create sparks, including campfires, grilling, and operating large equipment. Cigarettes should be disposed of and extinguished properly. Please heed any local burn bans.

Technical Header

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-050100- 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-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- 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, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 258 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025