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FNUS63 KABR 260727
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
227 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2026
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS
MORNING, WITH A 40-60 PERCENT CHANCE OF THESE SHOWERS CONTINUING
THROUGH THE MORNING AND SPREADING EAST INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY THE
AFTERNOON, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER AREAS WEST OF MISSOURI
RIVER. DURING THIS, THE MINIMUM RH WILL STAY ABOVE 40 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WITH A 60-80
PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO OR GREATER THAN 30
MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE. SATURDAY WILL ALSO HAVE THE
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS, HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE IS LOW DUE TO VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE SURFACE. A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2 OUT OF
5) OVER WESTERN CORSON COUNTY AND A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1 OUT OF 5)
IS IN PLACE FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SISSETON TO
CLARK WITH ALL HAZARDS POSSIBLE IF STORMS DO FORM.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-262130-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK,
HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER,
MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
227 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2026 /127 AM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026/
..LOW FIRE DANGER
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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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