Red Flag Warning: Photo of Fires and down powerline

Photo of from a fire on Mooresboro road and a powerline down on Polkville Road.

This is the Red FlagWarning from the National Weather Service
weather.gov National Weather ServiceWatches, Warnings & Advisories

3 products issued by NWS for: 2 Miles N Shelby NC
Red Flag WarningRED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008
...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING
HOURS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINASVERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUEINTO THE EVENING HOURS...MAINTAINING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHERCONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDSWILL GUST OVER 50 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERNFOOTHILLS...AND UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH FARTHER TO THE EAST. WINDSWILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...THOUGH LOCATIONS IN THEMOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT WILL REMAIN WINDY WELLINTO THE EVENING HOURS

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONSARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OFSTRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILLCREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.