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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
408 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-210000-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROXBORO, OXFORD, CREEDMOOR, HENDERSON,
KITTRELL, WARRENTON, NORLINA, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
SCOTLAND NECK, WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT, BURLINGTON,
GRAHAM, MEBANE, HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, CARRBORO, DURHAM,
ROUGEMONT, LOUISBURG, FRANKLINTON, NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE,
ROCKY MOUNT, TARBORO, PRINCEVILLE, LEXINGTON, THOMASVILLE,
ASHEBORO, ARCHDALE, SILER CITY, PITTSBORO, RALEIGH, CARY, APEX,
WAKE FOREST, KNIGHTDALE, SMITHFIELD, SELMA, CLAYTON, WILSON,
ALBEMARLE, TROY, SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN, CARTHAGE,
SANFORD, LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN, DUNN, GOLDSBORO,
WADESBORO, POLKTON, ROCKINGHAM, ELLERBE, LAURINBURG,
CAMP MACKALL, WAGRAM, RAEFORD, FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE,
HOPE MILLS, CLINTON, AND ROSEBORO
408 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY THROUGHOUT CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...
VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LIKELY TO
DECREASE TO MINIMUMS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONALLY, WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS SURROUNDING AN
APPROACHING, MOISTURE-STARVED COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN AND
FREQUENTLY GUST BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH, WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN
COASTAL PLAIN. AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES AND FIRE SPREAD WILL
RESULT.
DRY GRASSES, DEAD LEAVES, AND OTHER TREE LITTER COULD EASILY
IGNITE AND SPREAD FIRE QUICKLY. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE 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 LEAVES AND GRASS.
A STATEWIDE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. OPEN BURNING OF ANY KIND IS ILLEGAL.
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