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WWUS72 KCAE 050523
NPWCAE
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
123 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-060000-
/O.CON.KCAE.HT.Y.0010.260905T1500Z-260906T0000Z/
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 BISHOPVILLE, BLACKVILLE, CAMDEN, LANCASTER
MILL, NEESES, SPRINGDALE, MCCORMICK, INDIAN LAND, SALUDA, RED BANK,
CHERAW, CLARKS HILL, SPRINGFIELD, OAK GROVE,
ST. MATTHEWS, CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, MANNING, VAN
WYCK, LEXINGTON, MARTINEZ, ORANGEBURG, BARNWELL, LANCASTER,
EUTAWVILLE, JOHNSTON, COLUMBIA, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK, SUMMERTON,
ELGIN, EVANS, HOLLY HILL, AUGUSTA, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN, CAYCE,
BOWMAN, LINCOLNTON, NEWBERRY, AIKEN, SANTEE, NORTH, LUGOFF,
EDGEFIELD, WAYNESBORO, THOMSON, WILLISTON, SEVEN OAKS, PAGELAND,
WINNSBORO MILLS, MURPHYS ESTATES, WEST COLUMBIA, BRANCHVILLE,
BAMBERG, DENMARK, RIDGE SPRING, NORTH AUGUSTA,
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BROOKDALE, ELLOREE, SUMTER, AND WINNSBORO
123 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 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.
DH
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