iNWS Alert

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Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-
Union-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
759 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Relative humidity is expected to drop below 25 percent this
afternoon as extremely dry Arctic air arrives in the Carolinas and
northeast Georgia. Gusts as high as 25-30 kts will accompany this
air mass, resulting in potential for fine dead fuel moisture to
drop to critical levels. Although cold temperatures will somewhat
limit erratic fire behavior, the risk for quick spread of fires
will nonetheless be elevated across the North Carolina Piedmont,
the South Carolina Upstate, and northeast Georgia this afternoon.

Consult your local burn permitting authority on whether you may
burn today. If you do burn, exercise extreme caution.