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The Impact of Wildfires in North Carolina

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Jun 23, 2015

NC Extremes: NC Pocosins a Hotspot for Large Wildfires

This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. Extreme weather conditions such as drought and high winds can provide an ideal environment for wildfires to ignite and spread. Many of these large fires have occurred on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula in eastern North Carolina. That’s no coincidence according to Cabe Speary,…

May 4, 2015

April Showers Alleviate Lingering Dryness

After several months of dry weather in western North Carolina, April saw plenty of precipitation across that region along with above-normal temperatures across the state. Temperatures Trend Above Normal Our warm finish to March carried over into April, as the statewide average temperature of 59.31°F ranked as the 34th-warmest April since 1895. However, our average…

May 1, 2014

Fire Weather Portal Keeps Users Aware of Fire Risk in NC

In our previous post, we looked at the importance of fire to ecosystems in North Carolina. Today we conclude this series on drought and fire by looking at a tool designed to help with monitoring weather and fire risk conditions across the state. Each spring, the risk of wildfires starting across North Carolina increases as…

Apr 29, 2014

The Impact of Wildfires in North Carolina

As part of our continuing series on drought and its hazards, today we look at the history and impacts — both good and bad — of wildfires in North Carolina. This post was written by Paul Gellerstedt, a Fire Staff Forester and Training Officer with the NC Forest Service. When North Carolinians hear the word…