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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD

509 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



.DISCUSSION...



Fire danger will remain low today, with overnight rainfall coming to 

an end throughout the morning hours. Rainfall amounts ranged from a 

quarter inch near Huron, around half an inch along the I-29 

corridor, increasing to 1-1.5 inches across portions of northwestern 

Iowa. Breezy easterly winds will weaken throughout the morning 

hours, with winds strengthening again during the afternoon hours 

with winds out of the west. Highest wind gusts are expected along 

the central NE/SD border, where gusts into the mid 30s are possible, 

whereas elsewhere wind gusts into the mid 20s are expected. Areas 

along the MO River Valley in south-central South Dakota may see RH's 

dip down into the 30s, but given the status of the vegetation fire 

danger will remain low.



Friday will see minimum RH's in the 30s and 40s during the afternoon 

hours, with a cold front moving through the area during the 

afternoon hours from northwest to southeast. Intermittent wind gusts 

into the 20s can be expected throughout the day, with afternoon 

highs in the 60s and lower 70s.  



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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-021315-

Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-

Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-

Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-

Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-

McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-

Yankton-Union-



...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 

with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored.



OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index

will reach the low category. 



The grassland fire danger product reflects fire danger for native

grasses. It is not intended for cured agricultural crops, nor

will it reflect conditions in road ditches which have been mowed.





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