Rabun Co. under Increased Fire Danger

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Piedmont North Carolina, Western North Carolina, Upstate South Carolina, and Northeast Georgia, including Rabun County for Tuesday, March 7, 2023.  There is an increased fire danger in effect from noon through this evening.  A dry cold front will cross the region today, with winds shifting to the northwest and becoming gusty through the afternoon hours. Northwest winds around 10 to 15 mph, with gusts of 20 to 25 mph at times, will combine with critical minimum relative humidity values in the 20 to 25 percent range to increase fire danger this afternoon.  Residents are encouraged to postpone burning and to properly extinguish all smoking materials. Many destructive wildfires each year are started due to improperly discarded smoking materials. Very dry weather is expected across the region again on Wednesday, although winds will be less. Increased fire danger could develop again.