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WWUS72 KCAE 201629
NPWCAE
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1229 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2025
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-210700-
/O.NEW.KCAE.HT.Y.0002.250721T1600Z-250722T0000Z/
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-
LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-NORTHERN
LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL
ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, BARNWELL, SPRINGDALE, HOLLY
HILL, SUMTER, RED BANK, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, CAROLINA COMMONS
SHOPPING CENTER, BROOKDALE, NORTH AUGUSTA, EDGEFIELD,
BRANCHVILLE, BLACKVILLE, NEESES, ELLOREE, BAMBERG, CHERAW,
DENMARK, WAYNESBORO, CAYCE, LANCASTER MILL, MURPHYS ESTATES, OAK
GROVE, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, LUGOFF, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, SANTEE,
PAGELAND, CAMDEN, LEXINGTON, WILLISTON, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
WINNSBORO, SALUDA, COLUMBIA, EUTAWVILLE, MCCORMICK, MANNING,
BOWMAN, BISHOPVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, CLARKS HILL, NEWBERRY, AUGUSTA,
MARTINEZ, WEST COLUMBIA, SEVEN OAKS, INDIAN LAND, AIKEN, ANDREW
JACKSON STATE PARK, NORTH, THOMSON, ELGIN, RIDGE SPRING,
ORANGEBURG, WINNSBORO MILLS, EVANS, AND JOHNSTON
1229 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2025
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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