iNWS Alert

...Extreme Fire Weather Conditions This Afternoon... .The combination of dry crops and grasses, low relative humidity levels, and strong gusty south winds will result in extreme fire weather conditions this afternoon. If a fire were to start, it would likely spread quickly and be difficult to extinguish.

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1012 AM CDT Tue Oct 29 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN IOWA, NORTHWEST AND WESTERN
ILLINOIS, AND FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Red Flag
Warning for extreme fire danger which is in effect until 6 PM CDT
this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, Whiteside,
Scotland, Clark, Rock Island, Henry IL, Bureau, Putnam, Mercer,
Henderson, Warren, Hancock, McDonough, Buchanan, Delaware,
Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar,
Clinton, Muscatine, Scott, Keokuk, Washington, Louisa,
Jefferson, Henry IA, Des Moines, Van Buren and Lee.

* TIMING...Until 6 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 40 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 85.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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