Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) -- While wildland fire crews are being kept busy in Northwest South Dakota with the Moonshine fire that’s burned over 4 square miles of land, the threat continues locally in eastern SD, Southwest Minnesota and Northwest Iowa.
Saturday, firefighters from Canton, Lennox and Worthing more than an hour to fight and extinguish the large firenear Worthing. The flames destroyed several buildings and burnt a large plot of land.The report came in around mid-morning.
Gusty southerly wind along with low relative humidity will result in a very high grassland fire danger this afternoon and evening.
Authorities say it's important to abide by county fire warnings and keeping burning minimal in drought-like conditions.
Emergency Managers and Fire officials are hopeful that chances of much needed rain here in the region over the next few days may give some relief to the fire danger.