OVWA Region 5 Weather Update for the following counties: SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 351 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 SURRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 STOKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CASWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 WILKES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 PATRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 FRANKLIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 BEDFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 AMHERST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PITTSYLVANIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 APPOMATTOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 BUCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 HALIFAX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 CHARLOTTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && Stay tuned to the Ohio Valley Weather Authority Region 5 for further updates.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:52:52 +0000
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