SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1030 – ‘read more for the entire statement
THE COMBINATION OF DRY VEGETATION…RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT…AND SOUTH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH…WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF A GRASS FIRE OR WILDFIRE WERE TO DEVELOP IT WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. THEREFORE… OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. THE FIRE DANGER WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS…AFTER 7 PM…AS WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASES.
Area in the zone include the counties of – DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-DES MOINES-LEE-JO DAVIESS- STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND- HENRY IL-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DUBUQUE…ANAMOSA… MAQUOKETA… TIPTON…CLINTON…MUSCATINE… BETTENDORF…DAVENPORT…WAPELLO… BURLINGTON…FORT MADISON…GALENA…FREEPORT… MOUNT CARROLL… STERLING…ROCK FALLS…MOLINE… ROCK ISLAND…KEWANEE…ALEDO… OQUAWKA… MONMOUTH…CARTHAGE…MACOMB…MEMPHIS…KAHOKA
