...WILDFIRE DANGER CONTINUES TO INCREASE OVER THE STATE... PROLONGED DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE PROMPTED THE ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION TO LIST THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE IN MODERATE FIRE DANGER. ALL BUT THE NORTHEAST CORNER AND PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARE NOT LISTED IN THE MODERATE WILDFIRE CATEGORY. WITH THE LACK OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION...VEGETATION SUCH AS GRASS AND SHRUBS...CONTINUE TO DRY OUT. IN FACT...THE MOISTURE LEVEL OF MANY OF THESE PLANTS IS BELOW THE CRITICAL 10 PERCENT THRESHOLD. SEVERAL COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED BURN BANS AND WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES ONLY REMAINING IN THE SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE CATEGORY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE...IT IS LIKELY THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES ISSUING BURN BANS WILL INCREASE. WITH CONDITIONS CONTINUING TO DRY...ANY UNCONTROLLED BURNS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND AND USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DOING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:37:03 +0000
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