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WWUS81 KRNK 211822  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
222 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
 
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-222300-  
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-  
YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-  
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, DOBSON, DANBURY,  
EDEN, YANCEYVILLE, BOONE, WILKESBORO, YADKINVILLE, STUART,  
ROCKY MOUNT, BEDFORD, AMHERST, MARTINSVILLE, DANVILLE, LYNCHBURG,  
APPOMATTOX, SOUTH BOSTON, AND KEYSVILLE  
222 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
 
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING...  
 
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND A  
DEPARTING COLD FRONT TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE  
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS NC AND THE VA  
PIEDMONT, WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS  
COMBINED WITH DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO  
WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AND  
PORTIONS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT. THIS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT  
FROM WEDNESDAY 11AM THROUGH 7PM.  
 
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER  
YOU CAN BURN TODAY. IF YOU DO BURN, USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE  
FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.  
 
 
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