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WWUS72 KCAE 210505
NPWCAE
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
105 AM EDT MON JUL 21 2025
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-211900-
/O.CON.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 OAK GROVE, RED BANK, AIKEN,
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, NORTH AUGUSTA, LUGOFF, BAMBERG, CAROLINA
COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, BOWMAN, BISHOPVILLE, MANNING,
BRANCHVILLE, ST. MATTHEWS, EUTAWVILLE, COLUMBIA, BROOKDALE, WEST
COLUMBIA, THOMSON, DENMARK, VAN WYCK, MARTINEZ, LANCASTER MILL,
ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK, SUMTER, ORANGEBURG, AUGUSTA, ELGIN,
CHERAW, HOLLY HILL, ELLOREE, WINNSBORO MILLS, CAYCE, MURPHYS
ESTATES, WINNSBORO, SPRINGFIELD, NORTH, MCCORMICK, CAMDEN,
PAGELAND, EVANS, LINCOLNTON, RIDGE SPRING, WILLISTON, SEVEN OAKS,
COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN, NEESES, SPRINGDALE, JOHNSTON, SALUDA,
BLACKVILLE, SANTEE, SUMMERTON, LANCASTER, LEXINGTON, NEWBERRY,
CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, BARNWELL, INDIAN LAND, AND WAYNESBORO
105 AM EDT MON JUL 21 2025
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
BC
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