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WWUS72 KCAE 181856
NPWCAE
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
256 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
GAZ063>065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-190000-
/O.CON.KCAE.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260719T0000Z/
MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMDEN, MARTINEZ, THOMSON, SUMTER, CAYCE,
ELLOREE, BROOKDALE, ELGIN, BLACKVILLE, COLUMBIA, RED BANK, LUGOFF,
EUTAWVILLE, WEST COLUMBIA, NEESES, DENMARK, LEXINGTON, PAGELAND,
MANNING, SANTEE, SEVEN OAKS, SPRINGFIELD, BAMBERG, AUGUSTA, NORTH,
ORANGEBURG, HOLLY HILL, WILLISTON, BARNWELL, CHERAW, AIKEN,
SUMMERTON, OAK GROVE, BRANCHVILLE, WAYNESBORO,
EVANS, BISHOPVILLE, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, NORTH AUGUSTA, ST.
MATTHEWS, AND BOWMAN
256 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* 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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
HC
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