Several brush fires erupted in the Inland Empire on Sunday, burning hundreds of acres and prompting evacuations in Riverside and Corona. The Hawarden Fire in Riverside, the Eagle Fire near Corona, and the Blue Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest posed significant threats to homes and property.
The National Weather Service has issued fire danger warnings for Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties, advising residents of elevated risk of wildfire spread due to a combination of low humidity and strong winds. The warnings are in effect from 8:22 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. With the annual statewide burn ban in effect until May 14th, no burn permits are being issued.
The National Weather Service has issued a report for elevated fire danger in 16 New Jersey counties, effective from Monday 8:17 p.m. to Tuesday 4:30 a.m. Conditions include low humidity, southerly winds, and dry fuels, increasing the risk of fire spread.
The National Weather Service has issued an elevated fire danger alert for several counties in Pennsylvania, effective until Tuesday morning. The alert includes Western Chester, Eastern Chester, Western Montgomery, Eastern Montgomery, Upper Bucks, and Lower Bucks, as well as Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties.
The South African Weather Service has predicted fine and warm to hot conditions for several provinces. However, extremely high fire danger conditions are anticipated in some Northern Cape areas. Cloudy conditions and morning fog are expected in other regions. Gauteng and Mpumalanga will experience fine and warm conditions, while Limpopo and the North West will face fine and warm to hot temperatures. The Free State will be fine and warm, while the Northern Cape will see morning fog patches and cloudy conditions along the coast. The Western Cape can expect cool coastal conditions and partly cloudy and warm temperatures in the interior. The eastern half of the Eastern Cape will be cloudy with fog in some interior areas, while the western half will be partly cloudy and cool. KwaZulu-Natal can expect cloudy conditions in the south and east, with isolated showers and rain possible in the south-east.
The National Weather Service has issued an elevated fire danger alert for 16 New Jersey counties, effective from 10:17 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The affected counties include Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape May.
The National Weather Service has issued an elevated fire danger warning for Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, effective until 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The warning is due to low humidity, gusty winds, and dry fuels, which increase the risk of fire spread.
