WWUS83 KMPX 161008 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 508 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-074>077-082>084-091-092-162230- Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti- Chisago-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-McLeod- Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan- Blue Earth-Waseca-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 508 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... Warm temperatures around 80, relative humidity values dropping into the 20s, and south winds 10 to 20 mph will lead to elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon. Check burning restrictions and fire danger before burning. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html. $$ Borghoff