The combination of dry fuels, limited rainfall, and very low humidity will lead to an elevated risk of adverse fire behavior today,” officials at the U.S. Forest Service’s National Forests in North Carolina cautioned in a post on Facebook.

Polk County Emergency Management said some people who had to evacuate from their homes could be allowed to return as soon as Monday night.

Lighter winds Monday helped crews in South Carolina and North Carolina battle wildfires that caused evacuations and threatened hundreds of homes over the weekend. Hundreds of firefighters from across South Carolina managed to keep a large blaze in Horry County near Myrtle Beach from destroying any homes despite social