The National Weather Service issued a report at 9:19 a.m. Monday of a high fire danger through 5 p.m. for north and south Erie as well as Crawford County.

The weather service states: “The combination of warm temperatures, low daytime relative humidity values, southerly wind gusts of 15 to 25 MPH, and recent dry weather conditions in the region will result in an elevated risk for wildfire spread. forest this afternoon. »

“Fires that break out can spread quickly and become difficult to control, especially in areas of brush, leaf litter and unharvested fields,” explains the weather service.

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