The wildfires near the Virginia/North Carolina border in the Great Dismal Swamp and across Tyrrell and Hyde Counties will likely burn for several days. Despite some rain this morning, rainfall amounts were on the order of 0.05" or less in the vicinity of the fires.

The latest projections of National Weather Service computer models brings the smoke plumes mainly in the vicinity of the Virginia/North Carolina border into early this evening, essentially in an area from Great Bridge to Sandbridge to South Mills to Corolla.

Winds then turn more out of the south overnight which will lead to a deterioration of air quality across Hampton Roads and into the Southern Chesapeake Bay and Peninsula region. Smoke will also be across southern portions of the North Carolina counties bordering the Albermarle Sound as smoke from the Hyde County fire begins to move in.

Because of this, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a CODE ORANGE air quality alert for Hampton Roads on Monday. This means the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups. These groups may experience health problems due to air pollution.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality has issued a CODE PURPLE air quality alert for areas north of Pamlico Sound and along and east of the Chowan River on Monday. This means the air is very unhealthy and everyone is susceptible to more serious health problems.