While the weather today will be nice, it carries with it a danger for grassfires too. Mike Foos at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says Extreme and Very High Fire Dangers are posted through out the regional, but how much of a difference is there between the wording “Extreme” and Very High”…
A step up from that is the Red Flag Warning…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/foosfire2.mp3|titles=foosfire2]Spotting can make a grass fire expand rapidly…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/foosfire3.mp3|titles=foosfire3]A wind advisory is posted for the James River Valley and west from one to eight PM. The Extreme Fire Danger will continue into Saturday as well. Any outdoor burning is not recommended.