With much of Western North Carolina under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region.

The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency. They were burning nearly 6,000 acres combined with 0% containment as of the evening of March 25.

There also was a 500-acre fire in Swain County that forced evacuations. And the Table Rock fire in the South Carolina Upstate has grown to almost 2,300 acres with 0% containment and threatens to jump state lines, causing Transylvania County in N.C. to declare a state of emergency.

North Carolina wildfires map

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.

Burn bans in Western NC

A burn ban is in place for all of North Carolina.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park also has issued a burn ban.

Todd Runkle is the Carolinas Connect editor and also a trending news editor for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected].