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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
NCZ001>006-018>020-290800-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, DOBSON, DANBURY,
EDEN, YANCEYVILLE, BOONE, WILKESBORO, AND YADKINVILLE
948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT TO 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND
VERY DRY FUELS...
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 35 PERCENT AND
VERY DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR WILDFIRES
THROUGHOUT NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ON SUNDAY.
WHILE WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT, TODAY'S GUSTY WINDS ALREADY
EVAPORATED MOISTURE FROM THE RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE AREA
YESTERDAY.
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.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT A STATEWIDE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE NC
FOREST SERVICE IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. OPEN BURNING OF ANY KIND IS
ILLEGAL.
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