Weather Alert
Iredell County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 2/28/25 2:11 PM
End: 2/28/25 7:43 PM
Dur: 05:32
Canceled 2/28/25 7:43 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued February 28 at 2:11PM EST until March 1 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...
.A dry cold front crosses the area Saturday with very gusty and shifting winds. Low relative humidity values remain across the area as well. The combination of these factors may lead to dangerous fire weather conditions.
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* 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 Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...
Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph during the morning the shifting to the northwest during the afternoon.

* HUMIDITY...
20 to 25 percent in the mountain valleys up to 35 percent on the ridge tops. 15 to 25 percent elsewhere.

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



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