On Saturday at 3:57 a.m. a red flag warning was issued by the NWS Wakefield VA in effect until 7 p.m. The warning is for Northampton, Hertford and Bertie counties.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a red flag warning at 4:07 a.m. on Saturday valid between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. The warning is for Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Caldwell Mountains, Greater Caldwell,

Much of North Carolina will reach “extreme” fire danger levels over the next several days, according to a state tracking tool. The heightened fire risk stretches across most of the state, with more than two-thirds of North Carolina counties in either the “extreme” or “very high” danger levels on Friday,