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WWUS72 KCHS 170049
NPWCHS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
849 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
GAZ217-219-239>241-SCZ045-148>152-170900-
/O.CON.KCHS.XH.W.0007.260817T1500Z-260818T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEAUFORT, GOOSE CREEK, MONCKS CORNER, FORT
MCALLISTER, WILMINGTON ISLAND, TYBEE ISLAND, HILTON HEAD ISLAND,
TOWNSEND, MOUNT PLEASANT, LEVY, CHELSEA, JASPER, DANIEL ISLAND,
CHARLESTON, OAK LEVEL, DARIEN, NORTH CHARLESTON, AND EDISTO BEACH
849 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-137-216-218-238-SCZ040-042>044-147-170900-
/O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0024.260817T1500Z-260818T0000Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STATESBORO, YEMASSEE, POOLER, MILLEN,
WALTERBORO, HINESVILLE, SAVANNAH, SAINT GEORGE, RICHMOND HILL,
PEMBROKE, RIDGELAND, GARDEN CITY, CLAXTON, LUDOWICI, REIDSVILLE,
METTER, SPRINGFIELD, SYLVANIA, RINCON, ALLENDALE, HAMPTON,
SUMMERVILLE, AND FORT STEWART
849 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 112 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* 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.
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