A cold front will push through this morning. Winds will shift northwest and increase to around 20 mph, with gusts of 30 to 35 mph this afternoon. In addition, drier air will move in and relative humidity values will drop into the 20s this afternoon, leading to a near-critical fire weather risk and the possibility of rapidly spreading fires. Check with your county or the DNR to see if there are any burn restrictions in place before starting fires. For more information on burning restrictions, consult www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html.

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, O'Brien, Buena Vista and Cherokee Counties. . The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. Waterman Creek near Sutherland affecting O'Brien County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. * WHAT. Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Little Sioux River near Milford. * WHEN. Until early Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS. At 14.0 feet, significant amounts of pasture and other farm lands begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.1 feet. - Recent Activity. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 PM CDT Thursday was 14.2 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 11.9 feet Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, O'Brien, Buena Vista and Cherokee Counties. . The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. Waterman Creek near Sutherland affecting O'Brien County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Little Sioux River at Linn Grove. * WHEN. From Friday afternoon to late Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS. At 18.5 feet, the city park in Sioux Rapids is flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.4 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. It is forecast to crest at 19.0 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, O'Brien, Buena Vista and Cherokee Counties. . The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. Waterman Creek near Sutherland affecting O'Brien County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. * WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Little Sioux River at Spencer. * WHEN. Until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 14.0 feet, city sewers in Spencer can begin to back up. Highway 18 between Spencer and Dickens can start flooding if flows on the tributary creeks are also very high. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 8:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 13.3 feet. - Recent Activity. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:15 PM CDT Thursday was 13.3 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.4 feet tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, Buena Vista, Cherokee and O'Brien Counties. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. . The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Little Sioux River at Linn Grove. * WHEN. From this afternoon to early Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS. At 18.5 feet, the city park in Sioux Rapids is flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.7 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 18.9 feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, Buena Vista, Cherokee and O'Brien Counties. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. . The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT. Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Little Sioux River near Milford. * WHEN. Until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 14.0 feet, significant amounts of pasture and other farm lands begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 7:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 14.1 feet. - Recent Activity. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 AM CDT Friday was 14.1 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to fall to 12.1 feet Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, Buena Vista, Cherokee and O'Brien Counties. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. . The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18. * WHEN. Until further notice. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 1323.4 feet. - Recent Activity. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 AM CDT Friday was 1323.4 feet. - Forecast. No forecast is available for this location. - Flood stage is 1322.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood