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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
118 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

IAZ012-020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-050-052>054-057>061-063>071-
262300-
Sioux-Plymouth-Woodbury-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-
Sanborn-Miner-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Charles Mix-
Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
Including the cities of Sioux Center, Orange City, Rock Valley,
Hawarden, Hull, Le Mars, Sioux City, Wakefield, Ponca, Allen,
South Sioux City, Huron, Gregory, Burke, Wessington Springs,
Alpena, Woonsocket, Howard, Chamberlain, Kimball, Plankinton,
White Lake, Stickney, Mitchell, Alexandria, Emery, Salem,
Canistota, Bridgewater, Montrose, 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
118 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

A combination of low humidity, warm temperatures, and gusty winds
this afternoon has resulted in near critical fire weather
conditions for portions of southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa,
and northeast Nebraska. Use caution as any fire may spread
quickly. Conditions are expected to improve rapidly after sunset
when winds subside and humidity increases.

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Rogers