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.

Increased Fire DangerAfter spring warmth and an influx of dry air, the fire weather forecast for the Piedmont Triad will jump to the highest level, the Extreme Fire Danger rating for the weekend. The North Carolina Fire Danger Forecast is an adjective rating-based forecast that describes contributing environmental conditions that may cause fires to ignite and spread rapidly.

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,