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High fire danger through Friday

By Submitted

12/01/2022

Editors note: the following release was submitted Thursday by the Nemaha County KS Emergency Management Director Eddie Aldrine

(KMZA)--The National Weather Service in Topeka has forecasted that our local rangeland fire danger index will be in the very high category this afternoon and tomorrow. With that being said, a high fire danger will be present across all portions of Nemaha County for the next couple days. The increased fire danger has already begun and will be present through the evening hours on Friday.

EXTREME to CRITICAL fire dangers will be in present from 11 pm Thursday, December 1st, through Friday, December 2nd, 2022. Winds will be out of the south, 15 to 20 miles per hour with gusts up to 45 miles per hour. Relative humidity values will also be between 30 to 35 percent creating conditions favorable for large, fast-moving wildfires in Nemaha County for the two days.

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.

Any questions can be directed toward the Nemaha County Emergency Management office at (785)336-2135.

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