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Storm Damages Reports

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR NORTHERN
PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE 
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PERSON, FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 008 GRANVILLE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 VANCE, FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 010 WARREN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 HALIFAX, FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 021 FORSYTH, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 GUILFORD, FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 023 ALAMANCE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 ORANGE, FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 025 DURHAM, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 FRANKLIN, FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 027 NASH, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 EDGECOMBE, FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 041 WAKE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 WILSON.

* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 35
  MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 74.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD 
  QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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