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

Friday March 20th, 2026 :: 11:45 a.m. CDT

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Fire Weather Watch until 07:00PM Sunday

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

* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...

* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread quickly and behave erratically.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WOODSON ... ALLEN ... WILSON ... NEOSHO ... MONTGOMERY ... LABETTE

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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