Mount Holly, NC Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

* AFFECTED AREA...Cherokee, York, Rabun, Anderson, Abbeville,
Laurens, Union, Chester, Habersham, Stephens, Greenwood,
Franklin, Hart, Elbert, Avery, Alexander, Iredell, Davie,
Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood, Buncombe, Catawba,
Rowan, Graham, Northern Jackson, Macon, Southern Jackson,
Transylvania, Henderson, Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston,
Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Oconee Mountains, Pickens
Mountains, Greenville Mountains, Greater Oconee, Greater
Pickens, Central Greenville, Southern Greenville, Northern
Spartanburg, Southern Spartanburg, North Carolina Portion of
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Caldwell Mountains,
Greater Caldwell, Burke Mountains, Greater Burke, McDowell
Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Rutherford Mountains, Greater
Rutherford, Polk Mountains and Eastern Polk.

* TIMING...From 8 AM this morning to 11 PM EDT this evening.

* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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