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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC

220 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



NCZ044-079-080-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-160000-

/O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260816T0000Z/

Pitt-Greene-Beaufort-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-

Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow-Coastal

Onslow-

Including the cities of Beulaville, Kenansville, Bayboro, Hookerton,

Bath, Cove City, Sneads Ferry, Fairfield Harbor, Maysville,

Washington, Faison, Ernul, Snow Hill, Pollocksville, Stella, River

Bend, Cedar Island, Jacksonville, Dover, Warsaw, Havelock, Richlands,

Farmville, Newport, Pink Hill, Emerald Isle, Beaufort, Sea Level,

Vandemere, Half Moon, Trenton, Walstonburg, Swansboro, Greenville,

Morehead City, Aurora, North Topsail Beach, Oriental, Chocowinity,

Grimesland, Arapahoe, New Bern, Wallace, Harkers Island, Atlantic

Beach, Belhaven, Vanceboro, La Grange, Kinston, Bethel, and Grifton

220 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109.



* WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina.



* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.



* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat

  illnesses.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of

the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.



To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and

Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in

shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat

should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an

emergency! Call 9 1 1.



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