The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for high fire danger this afternoon for the southwest Iowa counties of Crawford, Carroll, Audubon, Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Adams, Union, Taylor and Ringgold.
Temperatures into the upper 60s and low 70s with relative humidity falling below 30 percent, combined with winds gusting over 30 mph, will promote elevated fire danger this afternoon and early evening.
Any fires that are started today could spread rapidly, so extreme caution should be exercised.
