SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 16 AT 12:59PM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-16 12:59:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-16 21:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Alert Text
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 25 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 BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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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
