SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 16 AT 5:50AM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-16 05:50:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-16 13:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENTRANGE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON, WITH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. WITH VEGETATION REMAINING DRY, THE ONGOING DROUGHT, AND FAVORABLE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, FIRES WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.
A STATEWIDE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. OPEN BURNING OF ANY KIND IS ILLEGAL.
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AVERY, ALEXANDER, IREDELL, DAVIE, MADISON, YANCEY, MITCHELL, SWAIN, HAYWOOD, BUNCOMBE, CATAWBA, ROWAN, GRAHAM, NORTHERN JACKSON, MACON, SOUTHERN JACKSON, TRANSYLVANIA, HENDERSON, CLEVELAND, LINCOLN, GASTON, MECKLENBURG, CABARRUS, UNION, CALDWELL MOUNTAINS, GREATER CALDWELL, BURKE MOUNTAINS, GREATER BURKE, MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS, EASTERN MCDOWELL, RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS, GREATER RUTHERFORD, POLK MOUNTAINS, EASTERN POLK