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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Des Moines IA

255 PM CDT Mon May 4 2026



IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>061-070>073-

081>083-092-093-042300-

Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-

Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-

Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-

Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Cass-

Adair-Madison-Warren-Adams-Union-Clarke-Taylor-Ringgold-

Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, 

Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, 

Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, 

Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, 

Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, 

Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, 

Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, 

Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, 

Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, 

Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, 

Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 

Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 

Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, 

Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, 

Corning, Creston, Osceola, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, 

and Mount Ayr

255 PM CDT Mon May 4 2026



...Elevated Fire Danger Through 6 PM Today...



WHAT...Strong winds from the northwest at 20 to 25 mph with gusts

to 35 mph, dry surface vegetation and low relative humidity 

between 25 and 30 percent will lead to elevated fire danger.



WHERE...All areas north of Interstate 80 and all areas west of

Interstate 35.



WHEN...Through 6 PM Today.



IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly.



PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...Burning is discouraged under

these conditions. Also, take care to prevent the start of accidental

fires when smoking or operating vehicles around dry vegetation.



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