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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
122 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
NCZ028-042-043-073>078-083>086-088-089-251200-
EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-
WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO, PRINCEVILLE, 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
122 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE SANDHILLS AND
COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA...
BREEZY WINDS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY TO
DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WHILE
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE AFTERNOON, STORMS MAY INITIALLY ARRIVE WITH A RISK OF
LIGHTNING BUT WITH LIMITED RAINFALL. THE COMBINATION OF ALL OF
THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES AND
FIRE SPREAD.
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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