NWS Special Weather Statement (Burke County)

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Special Weather Statement issued April 23 at 11:02AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES TODAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN TODAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

Counties Affected:
Alexander; Avery; Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Cabarrus; Caldwell Mountains; Catawba; Cleveland; Davie; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Gaston; Graham; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Greater Rutherford; Haywood; Henderson; Iredell; Lincoln; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Mecklenburg; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Polk Mountains; Rowan; Rutherford Mountains; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Union; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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