(MSC News)--The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Red Flag Warning for area northeast Kansas counties from 12 noon to 9:00PM Friday, March 31.
With that being said, a high fire danger will be present across all area counties.
A strong weather system will be moving through the area with extremely windy and dry conditions in place. Winds will be out of the west and southwest, 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts up to 55 miles per hour. With these strong of winds, fires that have been conducted in the last few days may rekindle. Relative humidity values will also be between 15 to 30 percent creating conditions favorable for large, fast-moving wildfires.
Please do your part in not burning or conducting any activities that may cause a fire. If you need to burn, please wait until conditions are more favorable for burning at a later time.
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