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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

412 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025



.DISCUSSION...



More showers and thunderstorms are expected today over eastern SD 

and western Minnesota today, with the potential for these storms to 

be severe low topped supercells, all hazards possible. Additionally,

strong west northwesterly winds will be over central SD and move 

east during the day. These winds have the possibility to gust 45 to 

55 mph mainly along and west of the James River Valley through this 

evening, with the strongest winds west of the Missouri River.



SDZ033-035>037-045-048-152315-

Stanley-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-

Including the cities of Fort Pierre, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, 

Murdo, and Kennebec

412 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025 /312 AM MDT Thu May 15 2025/



...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 category. 





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MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-034-051-152315-

Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-

Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-

Hamlin-Deuel-Sully-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, Onida, and Fort Thompson

412 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025 /312 AM MDT Thu May 15 2025/



...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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