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Drought conditions have prompted the Alabama Forestry Commission to issue a statewide fire danger advisory.

Officials are asking the public to refrain from outdoor burning until the state receives significant rainfall.

More than 95% of Alabama is experiencing some level of drought, with the worst conditions in the central part of the state.

Worsening drought conditions have led to the state's woodlands being tinder box dry, and the Alabama Forestry Commission has now issued a statewide fire danger advisory. While not an outright ban on burning, the advisory asks people not to conduct outdoor burning.

"Until Alabama receives sufficient rainfall to alleviate the severe dry situation, especially in central Alabama, this elevated fire danger will persist for the forese

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