Weather Alert
Rowan County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 3/27/26 2:27 PM
End: 3/27/26 5:41 PM
Dur: 03:14
Canceled 3/27/26 5:41 PM

Red Flag Warning issued March 27 at 2:27PM EDT until March 28 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW HUMIDITY ON SATURDAY...
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 8 AM to 11 PM EDT Saturday.

* AFFECTED AREA...
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, 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 to 11 PM EDT Saturday.

* WINDS...
Northeast 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
As low as 13 percent.

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



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