“Fire Weather Watch until 07:00PM Tuesday” from Woodson County Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Monday February 16th, 2026 :: 01:18 a.m. CST

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Fire Weather Watch until 07:00PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Fire Weather Watch for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...

* Winds...Southwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 25 percent.

* Impacts...Any ignitions will have the potential to become wildfires quickly, and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MARION ... CHASE ... BUTLER ... GREENWOOD ... WOODSON ... SEDGWICK ... SUMNER

Instructions:

A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product.

Address/Location
Woodson County Sheriff's Office
105 W Rutledge St
Yates Center, KS 66783

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-625-8640

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:: Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Fire Weather Watch

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