Just a hundred and fifty years ago bison would have cleared most of the grasses fueling today's red flag warning in western South Dakota. Whatever grasses remained were set ablaze by the indigenous cultures.
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
252 AM MST Sun Dec 10 2017
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE BLACK HILLS AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...
.Unseasonably warm temperatures and very dry air are expected
today, with relative humidity values dropping to around 15
percent. West to northwest winds are expected to increase to 15
to 20 mph with frequent gusts of 25 to 30 mph. This will result in
critical fire weather conditions.
Grassland Fire Danger rating 12-10-2017 **Extreme**! Open Burning and burn barrels prohibited! + red flag conditions!— penncofire (@penncofire) December 10, 2017
#onelessspark PLEASE
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