NWS Special Weather Statement (Buncombe County)

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Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 3:46PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE THE THREAT OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN WEDNESDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...YOU ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO HANDLE ANY SOURCE OF IGNITION SOURCES WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY SMOKING MATERIALS.

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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