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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
135 AM MDT WED APR 8 2026
DISCUSSION
COLD FRONT HAS SURGED SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING
WITH A BURST OF WIND GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH, STRONGEST ACROSS
NW SD. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S ACROSS NW SD
WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST WILL YIELD VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER. DRIER (RH <25%) ALONG AND SOUTH OF I90, ALTHOUGH WINDS
WILL NOT BE AS STRONG; HOWEVER, HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS
EXPECTED SOUTH OF I90.
SDZ001-002-012>014-026-027-031-032-041-043-046-073>075-078-090100-
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-
WESTERN FALL RIVER-NORTHERN JACKSON-MELLETTE-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-EASTERN FALL RIVER-
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, RAPID CITY,
HOT SPRINGS, ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA,
NEW UNDERWOOD, WASTA, WALL, SCENIC, QUINN, PHILIP, MIDLAND,
MILESVILLE, ARDMORE, EDGEMONT, PROVO, RUMFORD, KADOKA,
COTTONWOOD, INTERIOR, BELVIDERE, WHITE RIVER, WOOD, NORRIS,
CEDAR BUTTE, ELLSWORTH AFB, UNION CENTER, ELM SPRINGS, ENNING,
WHITE OWL, HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP, FAIRBURN, ORAL, OELRICHS,
SMITHWICK, USTA, BISON, SORUM, AND ZEONA
135 AM MDT WED APR 8 2026 /235 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026/
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON
THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST.
FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ025-030-042-044-047-049-072-076-077-090100-
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-
BENNETT-TODD-TRIPP-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPEARFISH, WHITEWOOD, SAINT ONGE, FOLSOM,
KYLE, ROCKYFORD, SHARPS CORNER, MARTIN, ALLEN, TUTHILL,
HARRINGTON, MISSION, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, PARMELEE, WINNER,
COLOME, WITTEN, HAMILL, IDEAL, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, BLACK HAWK,
SUMMERSET, TILFORD, PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, WOUNDED KNEE, PORCUPINE,
MANDERSON, BATESLAND, LONG VALLEY, WANBLEE, AND POTATO CREEK
135 AM MDT WED APR 8 2026 /235 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON. 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY.
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