Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
448 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Expect periods of scattered showers and storms today and tonight
with rainfall totals by Monday morning of at least a quarter inch.
Southeast winds gusting into the 30s this morning turn more
southerly this afternoon. Isolated severe thunderstorms are
possible tonight.

Rain should clear out for Monday morning through early afternoon,
bringing a slightly warmer day with pockets of sunshine and a
breezy north wind. Rain chances increase through Monday night as
widespread showers and storms spread through overnight through
Tuesday morning. Though isolated severe storms are possible Monday
night, the greater impact will likely be areas of heavy rainfall
with a swath of 2 to 3 inches of rain from eastern SD into
southwest and west central MN by Tuesday morning.

Rain continues well into Tuesday with another chance of severe
storms Tuesday afternoon, mainly across northwest IA where all
hazards will be possible.

Expect a dry period Tuesday night, but an active pattern aloft
means low to moderate rain chances continue through the second
half of the week.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-192300-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-
Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-
McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-
Yankton-Union-

...LOW FIRE DANGER...

The Grassland Fire Danger Index will reach the low category
this afternoon. 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
with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored.

OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index
will reach the low category.

The grassland fire danger product reflects fire danger for native
grasses. It is not intended for cured agricultural crops, nor
will it reflect conditions in road ditches which have been mowed.


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