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WWUS72 KRAH 181702  
NPWRAH  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
102 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-190815-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0005.250719T1500Z-250720T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250719T0000Z/  
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-  
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-  
LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRINCEVILLE, PINEHURST, RALEIGH, SELMA,  
LAURINBURG, WAGRAM, ROCKY MOUNT, SPRING HOPE, ROCKINGHAM,  
SOUTHERN PINES, SCOTLAND NECK, LILLINGTON, CREEDMOOR, CLINTON,  
GOLDSBORO, KITTRELL, ALBEMARLE, TROY, ANGIER, NORLINA, ROSEBORO,  
HENDERSON, CAMP MACKALL, ELLERBE, LOUISBURG, CARY, ERWIN, WILSON,  
CARTHAGE, PITTSBORO, DUNN, WADESBORO, ENFIELD, OXFORD, ABERDEEN,  
KNIGHTDALE, SANFORD, HOPE MILLS, ROUGEMONT, WAKE FOREST, ROANOKE  
RAPIDS, HILLSBOROUGH, RAEFORD, DURHAM, NASHVILLE, SPRING LAKE,  
BUIES CREEK, TARBORO, SMITHFIELD, CHAPEL HILL, WARRENTON,  
CARRBORO, SILER CITY, APEX, POLKTON, FAYETTEVILLE, CLAYTON, AND  
FRANKLINTON  
102 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107  
ARE EXPECTED. FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES  
BETWEEN 105 AND 109 ARE EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...EASTERN PIEDMONT, SANDHILLS, AND COASTAL PLAIN 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 SATURDAY.  
 
* 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 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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