The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning from 11am-8pm today (Sept. 8, 2022) for 14 counties in central and north central South Dakota. Those counties are Buffalo; Campbell; Corson; Dewey; Faulk; Hand; Hughes; Hyde; Jones; Lyman; Potter; Stanley; Sully; and Walworth.
A combination of gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels on the ground indicate critical burning conditions exist. All fires have the potential to become large and spread quickly becoming erratic with extreme behavioral characteristics.
Rain chances will begin to increase late tonight into tomorrow with some scattered showers and storms possible.
Grassland fire danger index map for Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.
PROJECTED grassland fire danger index map for Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.
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