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WWUS72 KCAE 041647
NPWCAE
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1247 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
SCZ016-115-116-060000-
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CHESTERFIELD-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LANCASTER, INDIAN LAND, PAGELAND, LANCASTER
MILL, CHERAW, SPRINGDALE, VAN WYCK, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN, ELGIN, AND CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER
1247 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..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 TODAY'S HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 108. FOR
SATURDAY'S HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CHESTERFIELD, NORTHERN LANCASTER, AND SOUTHERN LANCASTER
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR TODAY'S HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR
SATURDAY'S 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 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.
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-
060000-
/O.NEW.KCAE.HT.Y.0010.260905T1500Z-260906T0000Z/
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-
FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-
SUMTER-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLLY HILL, EVANS, LINCOLNTON, COLUMBIA,
BRANCHVILLE, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG, SUMTER, LEXINGTON, WINNSBORO,
MARTINEZ, NORTH AUGUSTA, RIDGE SPRING, THOMSON, LUGOFF, CAYCE,
EDGEFIELD, SEVEN OAKS, NEESES, BROOKDALE, BOWMAN, ELGIN, ST.
MATTHEWS, EUTAWVILLE, ELLOREE, BISHOPVILLE, WAYNESBORO, DENMARK,
NEWBERRY, SUMMERTON, SANTEE, OAK GROVE, BARNWELL, NORTH, CAMDEN, WEST
COLUMBIA, AIKEN, SPRINGFIELD, JOHNSTON, WILLISTON, MCCORMICK, CLARKS
HILL, WINNSBORO MILLS, AUGUSTA, SALUDA, RED BANK, MANNING, MURPHYS
ESTATES, ORANGEBURG, AND
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE
1247 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...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 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.
CJR
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