The growing drought in western North Carolina and South Carolina also means a growing threat of wildfires in the rugged mountains.
The U.S. Forest Service says about 70 firefighters are near Sylva, North Carolina, making sure a 375 acre fire doesn't spread to homes along Dicks Creek. Another fire is burning in the Linville Gorge.
Forest Service spokesman Steve Little says usually in the fall small debris, like fallen leaves and twigs, burn and are easier to contain.