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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
945 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-300000-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
LAWRENCE OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW LEXINGTON, CROOKSVILLE, SOMERSET,
MCCONNELSVILLE, STOCKPORT, ATHENS, MARIETTA, BELPRE, JACKSON,
WELLSTON, OAK HILL, MCARTHUR, HAMDEN, POMEROY, GALLIPOLIS,
IRONTON, LAKE VESUVIUS, AND SOUTH POINT
945 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
..INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
A COMBINATION OF DRY VEGETATION, RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO
AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY.
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
GRASS. MOST DRY GRASSES, DEAD LEAVES, AND OTHER TREE LITTER COULD
EASILY IGNITE AND SPREAD FIRE QUICKLY.
OHIO LAW PROHIBITS BURNING IN THE SPRING FROM 6AM TO 6PM...MARCH
1ST THROUGH MAY 31TH.
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