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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Raleigh NC

144 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026



NCZ025-040>042-073>077-083>086-088-089-170815-

/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0024.260817T1500Z-260818T0000Z/

/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260817T0000Z/

Durham-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-

Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-

Including the cities of Raleigh, Rougemont, Troy, Smithfield, Siler

City, Wadesboro, Laurinburg, Raeford, Erwin, Clinton, Dunn, Ellerbe,

Polkton, Southern Pines, Albemarle, Roseboro, Pinehurst, Clayton,

Camp Mackall, Apex, Carthage, Wake Forest, Pittsboro, Rockingham,

Sanford, Fayetteville, Buies Creek, Durham, Cary, Lillington, Spring

Lake, Angier, Wagram, Selma, Aberdeen, Hope Mills, and Knightdale

144 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026



...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

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



* WHAT...For today's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 105. For

  Monday's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected.



* WHERE...Southern and eastern portions of central North Carolina.



* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening.

  For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday.



* 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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NCZ024-026>028-043-078-170815-

/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0024.260817T1500Z-260818T0000Z/

Orange-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wilson-Wayne-

Including the cities of Princeville, Tarboro, Chapel Hill, Spring

Hope, Carrboro, Wilson, Franklinton, Hillsborough, Goldsboro,

Louisburg, Rocky Mount, and Nashville

144 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026



...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...



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



* WHERE...Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Orange, Wayne, and Wilson

  Counties.



* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday.



* 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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