Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
327 FNUS63 KABR 020909 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 409 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 .DISCUSSION... Relative humidity levels will remain above 40 percent today as increased moisture moves into the the region. Showers and thunderstorm activity will continue to expand from central to eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota through the morning hours. While a few stronger storms will be possible, with lightning and small hail, most will remain below severe weather limits. A stronger line of storms is expected to develop this evening, ahead of a frontal boundary shifting across the region. All severe weather hazards will be possible, including damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes. There is a level 2 out of 5 risk for severe storms to develop in this line. These storms should exit into Minnesota late tonight into the early overnight hours Monday. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-022315- 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 409 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 /309 AM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024/ ...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 Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$