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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 5:27 AM Oct. 23, 2025 – National Weather Service
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... Dry and windy conditions will return this afternoon. Minimum relative humidity values will range from 20 to 30 percent with wind gusts from 15-25 mph. This, combined with dry fuels, will result in another afternoon of increased fire danger across western North Carolina, the South Carolina Upstate, and northeast Georgia. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution, as fires can spread rapidly under these conditions.
Freeze Warning
Issued: 5:16 AM Oct. 23, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison, McDowell Mountains, Northern Jackson, and Swain Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained. Remove hoses and cover above- ground pipes. &&
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