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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Rapid City SD

118 AM MDT Mon May 13 2024



.DISCUSSION...It will be partly cloudy today with isolated 

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mainly in the far west.

High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s, and the 

minimum relative humidity will range from 25 to 30 percent. Winds 

will be southeast at 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.



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Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-

Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains-

Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River-

Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-

Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains-

Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota-

Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins-

Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, 

Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, 

Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, 

Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, 

Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, 

Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, 

Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, 

Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Ardmore, 

Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Kadoka, 

Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, 

Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, 

Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, 

Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, 

Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, 

Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, 

Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, 

Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, 

Sorum, and Zeona

118 AM MDT Mon May 13 2024 /218 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024/



...LOW FIRE DANGER...



The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this 

afternoon. Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture 

content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground,

indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low.

Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed 

with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored.



The outlook for Tuesday afternoon, The grassland fire danger

index will reach the low category. 





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