Rain will finally fall on some ashen landscape in western North Carolina on Sunday and Monday.
Over 7,000 acres are burning in Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Henderson and Polk counties. The Black Cove fire is 23% contained, according to the North Carolina Fire Weather Intelligence Portal, and the Deep Woods fire is 32% contained.
According to data from the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, there is at least a small chance of rain in Hendersonville from 1 a.m. on Sunday through Monday. The highest chances of rain are from sunrise to sunset on Sunday and Monday. Thunder is likely with some of these storms, particularly on Monday. Highs temperatures will be near 70 degrees on both days.
After Sunday and Monday, there are a chance of rain showers from Wednesday through Friday. A spokesperson for the N.C. Forest Service said any kind of moisture helps, despite lightning worries.
“We’re continually working to contain these fires and increase containment on them with the help of moisture or higher humidity, it is reducing fire behavior overnight,” he said.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Forecasted thunderstorms will help contain North Carolina blazes
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