High Winds Bring Warning, Advisory to Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa - The National Weather Service is Warning of strong winds during the day Wednesday.

A red flag fire warning will be in effect for almost the entire state below I-80 today.

Almost the entire rest of the state, including Des Moines, is under a wind advisory. The advisory doesn't include far eastern and northeastern Iowa, including Dubuque.

The warning and advisory re in effect from 9 am until 6 pm.

There'll be some wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour.Strong winds may cause fires to develop and spread rapidly, especially across southern Iowa.


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