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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
817 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
NCZ060-061-210000-  
CHEROKEE-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, MARBLE, TOPTON, HIAWASSE DAM,  
MURPHY, UNAKA, VIOLET, SHOOTING CREEK, BRASSTOWN, HAYESVILLE,  
AND TUSQUITEE  
817 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FROM 11 AM  
EDT TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...  
 
WITH GOOD MIXING THIS AFTERNOON, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GET  
DOWN INTO THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 20  
MPH. WITH DRY FUELS IN PLACE, FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.  
 
A STATEWIDE BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR  
NORTH CAROLINA.  
 
 
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