"Red flag Warnings span from Kansas to Minnesota and reiterate the potential for fires to spread rapidly," the NWS said.

The majority of Iowa is under a red flag warning for Thursday. More than half of Iowa counties have a burn ban in place.

Fort Morgan and the majority of the northeast plains are under a red flag warning today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The National Weather Service warning says southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph will reach