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.

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a weather alert at 5:39 a.m. on Saturday for fire danger until 10 p.m. The alert is for Mainland Hyde, Northern Craven, Southern Craven, West Carteret, Inland Onslow and Coastal Onslow as well as Washington,

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,