The St. Joseph Fire Department canceled open burning for Thursday, April 7 due to high winds.

Open burning dates have been approved through Sunday, April 24 unless otherwise posted.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning in effect from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday afternoon for: ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-HOLT-ANDREW-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON- LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-BATES-HENRY

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45MPH

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.