800
WWUS72 KRAH 182040
NPWRAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
440 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
NCZ008>011-024>028-040-041-043-182145-
/O.CAN.KRAH.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARY, LOUISBURG, ROUGEMONT, SILER CITY,
KNIGHTDALE, NORLINA, CARRBORO, NASHVILLE, ENFIELD, SCOTLAND NECK,
OXFORD, CHAPEL HILL, TARBORO, APEX, CREEDMOOR, HENDERSON,
KITTRELL, WAKE FOREST, HILLSBOROUGH, ROCKY MOUNT, ROANOKE RAPIDS,
DURHAM, FRANKLINTON, PITTSBORO, RALEIGH, WILSON, WARRENTON,
SPRING HOPE, AND PRINCEVILLE
440 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS HAS ENDED THE HEAT
ADVISORY THREAT OVER NORTHERN NC.
NCZ042-075>078-085-086-088-089-190000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
JOHNSTON-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON, RAEFORD, CARTHAGE, SELMA,
WAGRAM, LILLINGTON, CLAYTON, DUNN, GOLDSBORO, ANGIER, SOUTHERN
PINES, CAMP MACKALL, PINEHURST, LAURINBURG, ABERDEEN, ERWIN,
SMITHFIELD, ROSEBORO, SPRING LAKE, HOPE MILLS, FAYETTEVILLE,
BUIES CREEK, AND SANFORD
440 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.
* WHERE...CUMBERLAND, HARNETT, HOKE, JOHNSTON, LEE, MOORE, SAMPSON,
SCOTLAND, AND WAYNE COUNTIES.
* 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 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 OR
HEAT STROKE.
PWB
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