Firefighters were battling 175 wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions.

Multiple fires across North and South Carolina were still burning on Tuesday after more than 170 erupted across the two states over the weekend. Emergency personnel are working to contain the blazes. On Sunday, over 175 fires were active in South Carolina, leading Governor Henry McMaster to issue a state of emergency.

As of Wednesday, 96 wildfires were burning in North Carolina. Around 30 fires were burning across South Carolina. The fire near Myrtle Beach was 44% contained.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until 1 p.m. EST for parts of North Carolina and South Carolina.

Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest fire near Myrtle Beach.

Spartanburg and Greenville fire crews help contain blazes in heavily forested areas of Polk County near Landrum, where close to 500 acres have burned

The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency as thousands of South Carolina residents remain under an evacuation order after wildfires have affected as least 1,200 acres across the state.

Henry McMaster had issued an executive order on ... officials said. In Polk County, North Carolina, near the border with South Carolina, a fast-moving brush fire ignited just after 2 p.m. local ...

Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on ... plans if more evacuations were called in their neighborhoods. In North Carolina, the U.S. Forest Service said fire crews were working to contain ...