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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
241 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DISCUSSION
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL TRACK SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THERE
WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY BY AFTERNOON AND TURN GUSTY AT TIMES BETWEEN 20-30
MPH. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE INTO CENTRAL PARTS OF
SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
RANGING BETWEEN 25-30 PERCENT ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY.
THIS WILL DRIVE THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX TO HIGH LEVELS
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
SDZ003-004-009-015-202145-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, MOBRIDGE, AND ISABEL
241 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026 /141 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES,
AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE
IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE TO SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE
RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE
USUALLY LOWER AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS HIGHER.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ005-010-016-017-033>037-045-048-202145-
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
241 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026 /141 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026/
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR LOWERING MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES,
AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE IS
SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE TO SPREAD. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE
CLOSELY MONITORED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-051-202145-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, AND FORT THOMPSON
241 AM CDT THU AUG 20 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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