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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1140 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
NCZ007-021>025-038>040-073>077-083>086-088-140000-
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON-RICHMOND-
SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROXBORO, WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO,
HIGH POINT, BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, MEBANE, HILLSBOROUGH,
CHAPEL HILL, CARRBORO, DURHAM, ROUGEMONT, LEXINGTON, THOMASVILLE,
ASHEBORO, ARCHDALE, SILER CITY, PITTSBORO, ALBEMARLE, TROY,
SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN, CARTHAGE, SANFORD,
LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN, DUNN, WADESBORO, POLKTON,
ROCKINGHAM, ELLERBE, LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, WAGRAM, RAEFORD,
FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
1140 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY FOR THE WESTERN PIEDMONT AND
SANDHILLS THROUGH 8 PM...
THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS, GUSTY WINDS, AND REDUCED
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
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. 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. OPEN BURNING OF ANY KIND IS ILLEGAL.
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