High fire danger remains in place across the KVOE listening area Monday, however, conditions are expected to dampen through the remainder of the work week.
High winds, low humidity levels, and temperatures in the low 60s did lead to some fire-related activity for area crews. Emporia and Americus fire were called to a minor brush fire shortly after 12 pm at 363 Road 190 a little over 2.5 miles north of Emporia.
The fire was limited to a ditch and was extinguished before it could spread according to the Emporia Fire Department. From neighboring counties, Chase County has had one fire reported in the southeast portion of the county near Sharps Creek Road.
According to Chase County Fire Chief Steve Filmore, crews were dispatched around 2:25 p.m. when a power line started the fire. Roughly 250 acres were burned before it was extinguished. No structures were around the area.
Wabaunsee County had two fires. Osage and Coffey Counties did not have any fires as both are in burn bans.
Wabaunsee County did not report on how many acres were burned in the fires.
A wind advisory is in place for Chase and Greenwood counties until 7 pm Monday.
Fire conducive conditions are expected to give way to constant precipitation beginning Monday night into early Tuesday. Rain chances continue throughout the week into the weekend with a chance of thunderstorms possible Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
High temperatures between the high 50s to low 60s are expected to be commonplace between now and Sunday with the only exception being Wednesday with a current high of 76 forecasted. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com, and KVOE social media for more weather updates as they become available.
5:50 a.m. WEATHER: All area counties removed from fire weather watches; Forecast still conducive for high fire danger through Monday
The National Weather Service has removed all area counties from a fire weather watch Monday, however, burning is still not recommended in the area.
Chase and Greenwood counties remain in a wind advisory from noon until 7 pm.
The National Weather Service has canceled fire weather watches for the entire listening area, however, fire danger remains high thanks to a combination of low humidity levels, 25-30 percent, and wind gusts as high as 25-30 mph.
On Sunday, several Lyon County fire departments spent a little more than an hour fighting a grass fire northeast of Emporia. The fire in the 1300 block of Road 210, around four miles northeast of Emporia’s north city limits, was reported just after 1 pm after a controlled burn went out of control due to a change in wind direction and was listed as out shortly before 2:10 pm. Less than 10 acres and part of a tree line burned, but there were no injuries and no structures damaged.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates on Monday’s fire weather situation.
