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Eastern Jackson County, MO —
National Weather Service has posted a red-flag warning for today, meaning the risk of wildfires is extreme and officials say to avoid outdoor burning.
The warning is from noon to 7 p.m. The Weather Service points to several factors: the exceedingly dry conditions, expected highs in the low to mid-90s, relative humidity that could fall to 18 percent, and winds out of the southwest at 15 to 20 mph – and gusts to 25. That adds up to an “extreme fire danger” in the metro area and beyond, generally the area west of a line from Butler and Bethany in Missouri , plus western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the most of eastern and central Kansas.
“Any fires ... particularly over grassy areas ... will have a high probability of spreading rapidly from southwest to northeast,” the Weather Service said in its posting Tuesday. “Outdoor burning should be avoided.”
The Weather Service for weeks has stressed that burn bans are in effect in many places and advises people to be extremely cautious with cigarettes, matches, barbecue pits and any source of sparks or open flames.
National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill: www.weather.gov/kc
National Weather Service has posted a red-flag warning for today, meaning the risk of wildfires is extreme and officials say to avoid outdoor burning.
The warning is from noon to 7 p.m. The Weather Service points to several factors: the exceedingly dry conditions, expected highs in the low to mid-90s, relative humidity that could fall to 18 percent, and winds out of the southwest at 15 to 20 mph – and gusts to 25. That adds up to an “extreme fire danger” in the metro area and beyond, generally the area west of a line from Butler and Bethany in Missouri , plus western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the most of eastern and central Kansas.
“Any fires ... particularly over grassy areas ... will have a high probability of spreading rapidly from southwest to northeast,” the Weather Service said in its posting Tuesday. “Outdoor burning should be avoided.”
The Weather Service for weeks has stressed that burn bans are in effect in many places and advises people to be extremely cautious with cigarettes, matches, barbecue pits and any source of sparks or open flames.
National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill: www.weather.gov/kc
