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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

300 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



.DISCUSSION...



As a cold front has been moving east through central and 

northeastern SD overnight, the winds have been shifting to become 

more westerly. These winds will be picking up through the day, with 

sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph and gust up to 45 to 50 mph expected 

over central South Dakota through the afternoon. Northeast South 

Dakota will be a bit weaker, but the winds will still be gusting up 

to 40 mph. The relative humidity values over the northeast will drop 

below 25 percent today leading to a Red Flag Warning being issued 

for this afternoon. Central South Dakota will see humidity values 

between 20 to 35 percent, which reduces the fire weather concerns 

slightly. However, with the strong winds, any fire that does ignite 

or reignites could become difficult to suppress or control.



MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-232200-

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

300 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 /200 AM MDT Thu Apr 23 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 low to high category. 





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