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Record-challenging warmth forecast for drought-weary North Central states AccuWeather 3 hrs ago Jessica Storm
As the early part of the growing season continues in the northern Plains, heat will build this weekend, exacerbating drought conditions and raising concerns for an elevated wildfire risk from the northern Plains to south-central Canada.
Places like Rapid City, South Dakota, and Minneapolis started off the week about 10 degrees Fahrenheit below normal, but the warmth has been building steadily across the Plains.
A storm system is expected to bring rain and thunderstorms along with more warmth to the northern Plains on Friday. Residents of Omaha, Nebraska, and up through the Twin Cities area can expect rain and showers throughout the day. To the south, afternoon thunderstorms are headed to Denver and Kansas City, Missouri.
By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily
Wyoming’s wildfire outlook for the 2021 season is not a good one, according to the Wyoming State Forestry Division’s fire management officer.
However, Anthony Schultz did offer the caveat that while the outlook may seem bad now, there is a possibility nature could change its course and provide a rainy summer.
“Around 2017 or 2018, we were looking to have a pretty active fire season, but we ended up getting a lot of rain into June and July, so the fire season was muted,” Schultz told Cowboy State Daily on Thursday. “It wasn’t something heavily predicted, so we weren’t really expecting it.”
S.D. Firefighter Landowner Suspects Arson as Large Wildfire Cause April 26, 2021
A former wildland firefighter who owns the land where a burn pile ignited a large wildfire near Rapid City says he believe the blaze was intentionally set.
In a 60-page report, the landowner told investigators he was “100% sure the burn pile fire was completely out.” The landowner says he’s experienced two suspicious fires since buying the property in 2018.
The Schroeder Fire broke out the morning of March 29 and burned about 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers).
At least one home and two outbuildings were destroyed in the fire. More than 150 personnel responded to the fire that caused more than 400 people to evacuate their homes near Rapid City and closed Mount Rushmore.