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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
426 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
NCZ029-044-079-090-091-012300-
MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLIAMSTON, ROBERSONVILLE, OAK CITY,
JAMESVILLE, GREENVILLE, BETHEL, FARMVILLE, GRIFTON, GRIMESLAND,
SNOW HILL, HOOKERTON, WALSTONBURG, WALLACE, WARSAW, KENANSVILLE,
BEULAVILLE, FAISON, KINSTON, LA GRANGE, AND PINK HILL
426 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
..INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM
THE COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 40-45%
AND VERY DRY FINE FUELS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK FOR THE
SPREAD OF WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS INTERIOR EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.
EVERYONE IS URGED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF CIGARETTE BUTTS,
MATCHES, AND ANY OTHER FLAMMABLE ITEMS IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS.
ADDITIONALLY, EXERCISE CAUTION IF OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT THAT
COULD CREATE SPARKS, AND KEEP VEHICLES OFF OF DRY GRASS. MOST DRY
GRASSES, DEAD LEAVES, AND OTHER TREE LITTER COULD EASILY IGNITE
AND SPREAD FIRE QUICKLY.
A STATEWIDE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. ALL OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
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