Special Weather Statement
Status
Issued Active alertStart Time
Thu 01/15/2026 07:56 AM ESTEnd Time
Thu 01/15/2026 07:00 PM ESTImpacts
Informational
Locations Affected
Durham, NC ∙ Winston-Salem, NC ∙ Greensboro, NC ∙ Raleigh, NC ∙ Fayetteville, NC ∙ Cary, NC ∙ High Point, NC ∙ Chapel Hill, NC ∙ Rocky Mount, NC ∙ Burlington, NCFull Alert Message
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 756 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... Although temperaures are colder today, the combination of low relative humidity values near 25 to 30 percent, ongoing dry fuels, and wind gusts of up to 25 to 30 mph, will produce an increased fire danger across central North Carolina from late morning through the early evening. Outdoor burning is discouraged. Please consult your local burn permitting authorities as to whether burning is allowed. If you must burn, use extreme caution, as fires can spread rapidly under these conditions.
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NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-160000- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham- Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne- Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, Scotland Neck, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Rougemont, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Wilson, Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro 756 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
