Wildfire gets within 50 feet of house, forces sisters out of western North Carolina home
Many people were forced out of their homes this week after a wildfire broke out in western North Carolina. The first of three fires in McDowell County on Wednesday started in the area of Bat Cave Road in Old Fort.
Crooked Creek Fire prompts evacuations in Western North Carolina
Wednesday marked four months since Hurricane Helene ravaged the western Carolinas - and residents in McDowell County are facing yet another hardship.
Wildfire prompts evacuations in western North Carolina
Evacuations were ordered after a wildfire ignited in McDowell County, western North Carolina, on Wednesday. More Videos. Wichita, Kansas mourns victims of fatal plane crash in DC
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The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.
North Carolina wildfires fully contained; evacuation order lifted
No injuries or casualties have been reported as a result of the fire
Wildfire Threat Could Burn Helene-Hit North Carolina Communities Off the Map
Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, residents in western North Carolina, a region ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September and then largely ignored by former President Joe Biden's Federal Emergency Management Agency for months thereafter,
Western North Carolina wildfire update
E.J. Dwigans, public information officer with the North Carolina Forest Service, spoke about the current state of the Crooked Creek Fire, the impact it made in McDowell County in western North Carolina and how Helene debris is potentially fuel for wildfires in the area.
Wildfires rage in North Carolina
Wildfires sparked in western North Carolina in one of the hardest hit areas from Hurricane Helene.
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Heavy Winds With Gusts of Up to 50 mph Expected in North Carolina
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UPDATE: Dense fog advisory affecting Western North Carolina Sunday midday, says the NWS
Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog for portions of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina until 11 a.m. this morning. "The cold wind chills as low as 5 below zero ...