761  
WWUS71 KAKQ 041752  
NPWAKQ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
MDZ021>024-050200-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.HT.Y.0007.260705T1600Z-260706T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260705T0000Z/  
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-  
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS  
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 OR GREATER EXPECTED. FOR THE HEAT  
ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...DORCHESTER, INLAND WORCESTER, SOMERSET, AND WICOMICO  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. 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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NCZ012>017-030>032-050200-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.HT.Y.0007.260705T1600Z-260706T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260705T0000Z/  
NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-  
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-  
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS  
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 OR GREATER. FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY,  
HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BERTIE, CAMDEN, CHOWAN, GATES, HERTFORD, NORTHAMPTON,  
PASQUOTANK, PERQUIMANS, AND WESTERN CURRITUCK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. 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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-097-098-509>525-528>531-050200-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.HT.Y.0007.260705T1600Z-260706T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260705T0000Z/  
FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-  
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-  
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE  
(INCLUDING HOPEWELL AND PETERSBURG)-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-  
GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-  
SOUTHAMPTON-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN  
LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-  
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-WESTERN HENRICO  
(INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-WESTERN KING  
WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-EASTERN KING  
AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-  
HAMPTON/POQUOSON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-  
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS  
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 OR GREATER. FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY,  
HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, EASTERN, NORTH CENTRAL,  
SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. 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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
VAZ099-100-050000-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260705T0000Z/  
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-  
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES 110 OR  
GREATER EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHAMPTON AND ACCOMACK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ025-NCZ102-050000-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260705T0000Z/  
MARYLAND BEACHES-EASTERN CURRITUCK-  
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 OR GREATER EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, MARYLAND BEACHES. IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE  
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS.  
 
* 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.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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