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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
209 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
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WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
RIDGES OF EASTERN MONONGALIA AND NORTHWESTERN PRESTON-PRESTON-
EASTERN PRESTON-WESTERN TUCKER-EASTERN TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW MARTINSVILLE, FAIRMONT, MORGANTOWN,
COOPERS ROCK, KINGWOOD, BRUCETON MILLS, TERRA ALTA, ROWLESBURG,
HAZELTON, PARSONS, HENDRICKS, SAINT GEORGE, DAVIS, THOMAS,
AND CANAAN VALLEY
209 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY
THE RISK FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD IS ELEVATED TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO AROUND 30%, AND SOUTHWEST
WIND GUSTS FORECAST TO REACH AS HIGH AS 20-25 MPH. OPEN BURNING OF
ANY TYPE MAY BE DANGEROUS. EXERCISE CAUTION IF OPERATING ANY
EQUIPMENT THAT COULD CREATE SPARKS, AND KEEP VEHICLES OFF OF DRY
GRASS. MOST DRY GRASSES, DEAD LEAVES, AND OTHER TREE LITTER COULD
EASILY IGNITE AND SPREAD FIRE QUICKLY.
REMEMBER, WEST VIRGINIA REGULATIONS MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO BURN FROM
7AM TO 5PM FROM MARCH 1ST TO MAY 31ST.
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