Here are maps illustrating the current situation. Officials listed 81 wildfires in North Carolina as of Thursday morning, totaling more than 1,500 acres. This was down from more than 200 blazes at ...

open image in gallery A weekend map shows all the fires reported in North Carolina, with blazes marked by red still active. There were fewer on Tuesday as crews made progress (Screengrab/North ...

The fires prompted evacuation orders across both states. As firefighters make gains in North Carolina, the state faces an enhanced risk of severe storms on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire.

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A map showing wildfires in South Carolina. A map showing wildfires in South Carolina. fireweatheravalanche.org In North Carolina, where crews were fighting several forest fires, the largest ...

In North Carolina, a wildfire burning in the Blue Ridge ... those in the affected areas of this fire," the agency said. See maps of the wildfires in the Carolinas below.