SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 22 AT 2:13AM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-22 02:13:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-22 14:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Alert Text
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENTRANGE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT ELEVATED IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. THE LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES ACROSS THE AREA.
A STATEWIDE BURN BAN HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS PROHIBITED.
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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
