LATEST UPDATES | Evacuations issued as raging wildfires stretch across Upstate, western NC
Families are forced to leave their home as crews continue to battle the raging wildfires stretching from the Upstate to the ...
Wind knocks down tree onto power line; roads temporarily closed, Guil-Rand Fire Department says
A downed power line has temporarily closed a road in the Piedmont, according to the Guil-Rand Fire Department. Crews said ...
UPDATE: Wind advisory in place for Western North Carolina until Friday morning
At 7:37 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued an updated wind advisory valid from 8 p.m. until Friday 8 a.m. The ...
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Tornado topples trees, downs powerlines in eastern North Carolina
A tornado touched down in eastern North Carolina on Sunday evening as a line of strong storms pushed through the southeast.
Statewide ban issued as wildfires burn over 1,000 acres in Polk County: 3 homes lost
N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory ...
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Firefighters in the Carolinas battle multiple wildfires
A downed power line sparked the Black Cove Fire, but the causes of the other two fires in Polk County were under investigation, according to North Carolina ... Bertha Swamp Road Fire almost ...
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Air deemed ‘unhealthy’ as wildfires prompt more evacuations in NC county, state says
It was started by a downed power line, officials say. “Due to multiple wildfires in the area, the North Carolina Division of Air Quality has issued a ‘Code Red’ (Unhealthy) alert for Polk ...
Polk County wildfires intensify under 'nightmare' conditions, secures FEMA disaster grant
More evacuations ordered in Polk County March 23 as firefighters strategize around "nightmare" conditions to battle over ...