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Commission rescinds burn ban on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

Active Bans

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 4:13 p.m. - Open burning ban for Brookings County.

Open burning in Brookings County has been banned indefinitely after county commissioners voted to declared a fire danger emergency at a special meeting on Thursday afternoon.

The combination of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will continue to create dangerous fire weather conditions:

• South winds gusting as high as 35 to 45 mph, with stronger winds shifting east into southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa.

• Humidity levels will again be critical, as low as 18 to 25 percent.

The combination of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will create dangerous fire weather conditions:

• South winds gusting as high as 30 to 45 mph, strongest west of I-29.

• Afternoon humidity levels as low as 15 to 25 percent.

Please note: Winds will remain gusty tonight, with only modest recovery (40-50%) in humidity levels. This may allow near-critical fire conditions to persist through the night.

Friday:

• Near and east of I-29: A moderate to possibly High Fire Danger is expected.

• West of I-29: High to possible Very High Fire Danger is expected as southerly winds increase in the afternoon with gusts around 30 mph possible.

Saturday: 

• Near and west of I-29: Strong southerly winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph will transition to westerly from late morning into the afternoon. Afternoon relative humidity will fall to 20 to 25 percent. 

• East of I-29: Strong southerly winds gusting to 30 to 40 mph will transition to westerly in the afternoon. Afternoon relative humidity will fall to 25 to 35 percent.

Sunday:

• A High Fire Danger is expected with wind gusts of 20 to 25 mph and afternoon relative humidity around 30 percent.

Seasonably warm temperatures, breezy winds and low humidity will create High to Very High fire danger today. Please follow the necessary safety precautions to prevent the start and spread of a wildfire.

• Breezy southwesterly winds gust up to around 30-35 mph, strongest this morning into early afternoon.
• Relative humidity values will fall to 13-20% during the afternoon hours.
• Drying fuels in addition to the breezy winds and low humidity will result in High to Very High fire danger late this morning into this evening.
• Fire Weather Watch remains in effect due to some offset in timing of the lowest RH values and the strongest winds.

What to do:

• Use caution if working outside, using construction tools or farm related activities.
• Do Not carelessly discard cigarette butts!
• Avoid all planned burning of burn piles or grass/prairie areas.
• Check hanging chains on trailers, be careful of exhaust on machinery or vehicles.

Warm temperatures, dry fuels and gusty winds will result in critical fire weather conditions for Monday. Avoid any activities that may result in an uncontrolled fire.

• With warm temperatures, gusty winds and low afternoon relative humidity, the fire danger will be critical to near critical for most of the area on Monday.

• Northwest winds will increase through the morning behind a passing front, gusting 30-40 mph into the mid afternoon, before decreasing in the late afternoon and early evening.. 

• Relative humidity values will drop to 10-25% across the area on Monday, with the lowest values found west of Interstate 29.

• While grassland and brush continues to slowly dry during September, more significant drying has taken place to agricultural fields which may pose a greater risk for wildfire development today due to harvest activities.

What to do:

• Use caution if working outside, using construction tools or farm related activities.
• Do Not carelessly discard cigarette butts!
• Avoid all planned burning of burn piles or grass/prairie areas.
• Check hanging chains on trailers, be careful of exhaust on machinery or vehicles.  

Brookings County has issued a countywide Burn Ban during this timeframe!

If you see a grass fire, report it quickly!

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