Weather Alert
Union County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 3/28/26 2:11 AM
End: 3/28/26 11:15 AM
Dur: 09:04
Canceled 3/28/26 11:15 AM

Red Flag Warning issued March 28 at 2:11AM EDT until March 28 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY...

* 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.



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