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Storm Damages Reports

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 
  STOKES, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  006 CASWELL.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* 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...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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