We are tracking a few showers this morning north and east of Sioux Falls. You can see some of wet roads in the Luverne area as of 7am. On radar, you can see the showers moving in from North Dakota. We have picked up over .25″ in the Brookings area and a few spots near […]
Temperatures are a little warmer on Saturday with lower relative humidity and a few gusty breezes. That is leading to higher fire danger for the afternoon on Saturday, especially for
Fire crews communicate with utility providers, like Xcel Energy, on any call but especially on windy, red flag days. Since the Marshall Fire, their methods have improved.
With wind guts as high as 55 mph anticipated this weekend, Xcel Energy plans to shut off power in certain areas beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.