Any wildfires that break out in the next few days could likely spread very quickly.
The FOX 10 viewing area is under a red flag warning which means there is a potential for critical fire conditions across the Gulf Coast.
Any wildfires that break out in the next few days could likely spread very quickly due to the extreme dry conditions. “Busy day tomorrow. It gets even worse tomorrow in terms of low relative humidity and high winds,” Benji Elmore with the Alabama Forestry Commission said.According to Elmore, we’re already at 1,200 fires this year with three months to go compared to 800 fires in all of last year.Elmore says the National Weather Service is predicting 17% humidity Wednesday which is uncommonly low.Elmore says Hurricane Ian is contributing to the dangerous conditions.
“My biggest message is for people to be extremely careful,” Elmore said. “I would go so far as to say do not do any burning tomorrow or the rest of the day cause it’s going to cause problems.”Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are. Available free in the