2 products issued by NWS for: 4 Miles NW Smokemont NC
Air Quality Alert
NCZ051-065-509-510-280415- Swain-Henderson-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk- Including the cities of Alarka, Almond, Bryson City, Luada, Wesser, Hendersonville, Fletcher, Dana, East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Saluda, Tryon, Columbus, and Mill Spring 1201 AM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates for Henderson, Swain, and Polk Counties, until midnight EDT Thursday night. An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/. $$
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 819 PM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025 NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-271230- Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain- Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston- Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell- Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains- Eastern Polk- 819 PM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... Thursday afternoon will again be very dry, with minimum relative humidity in the 15-20% range expected across much of the region. While winds are not expected to be quite as strong, gusts of at least 10-15mph are expected during the afternoon, continuing the enhanced fire danger conditions. A statewide burn ban remains in place for North Carolina until further notice. $$