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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
150 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
SCZ016-020>022-115-116-240245-
CHESTERFIELD-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-NORTHERN LANCASTER-
SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHERAW, PAGELAND, NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO,
WINNSBORO MILLS, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, ELGIN,
ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK, CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER,
COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN, INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER,
SPRINGDALE, AND LANCASTER MILL
150 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING NEAR OR BELOW 30
PERCENT, NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 25-30 MPH, AND DRY FINE FUELS
WILL CREATE INCREASED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MIDLANDS. GIVEN THE DRY VEGETATION AND
INCREASED WINDS OUTDOOR FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
QUICKLY, INCREASING THE DANGER OF WILDFIRES.
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU CAN BURN TODAY. IF YOU DO BURN, USE EXTREME CAUTION AS FIRES
CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
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