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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1047 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
DISCUSSION
SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND A COLD FRONT
PASSAGE ON FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW ON FRIDAY, WINDS WILL STILL BE
BREEZY, GUSTING 15 TO 25 MPH. BEHIND THE LOW, EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF
30 TO 40 MPH. AHEAD OF THE LOW, THERE IS ALSO A LOW CHANCE (35% OR
LESS) FOR SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING MAINLY EAST OF THE SISSETON HILLS.
LOWEST RH REMAINS WEST RIVER BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY, FALLING TO 15 TO
25 PERCENT IN CORSON AND DEWEY COUNTY TODAY THEN FALLING TO 20 TO 25
PERCENT FRIDAY SOUTH OF PIERRE IN JONES, LYMAN, AND BUFFALO COUNTY.
THE STRONGER WINDS MAY MERIT A HEADLINE FOR FRIDAY EVEN THOUGH
STRICT CRITERIA FOR RED FLAG IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET.
SDZ003-015-110600-
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH AND ISABEL
947 AM MDT THU SEP 10 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 HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ004-005-009-010-016>019-033>037-045-048-051-110600-
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-STANLEY-
SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH,
GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE,
HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
1047 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2026 /947 AM MDT THU SEP 10 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 MODERATE TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-020>023-110600-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
1047 AM CDT THU SEP 10 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 TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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