Last Updated on February 11, 2022 5:06 pm
Special Weather StatementSpecial Weather StatementNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA911 AM EST Fri Feb 11 2022
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-112300-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Tazewell,Marion, Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford, Pulaski,Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax,Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs,Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista, Stuart,Rocky Mount, Bedford, Amherst, Martinsville, Danville, Lynchburg,Appomattox, South Boston, and Keysville911 AM EST Fri Feb 11 2022
…INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY FROM NOON TO 6 PM…
A dry airmass, breezy conditions, and low fuel moistures togetherwill produce an increased fire danger threat this afternoon.Relative humidity values will drop into the low 30s and upper 20s,while wind gusts will range between 15 and 30 mph and fuelmoistures will drop below 7%.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whetheryou can burn today. Use extreme caution when burning as fires mayget out of hand quickly in these conditions.
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