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WWUS72 KRAH 171821
NPWRAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
221 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
NCZ026>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-180900-
/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0025.260818T1500Z-260819T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/
FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, HOPE MILLS, GOLDSBORO, WADESBORO,
SPRING LAKE, WAGRAM, FRANKLINTON, TARBORO, WAKE FOREST, SANFORD,
ROSEBORO, ALBEMARLE, RALEIGH, KNIGHTDALE, SMITHFIELD, WILSON,
SOUTHERN PINES, LOUISBURG, ELLERBE, PITTSBORO, TROY, DUNN, CARTHAGE,
ROCKY MOUNT, PINEHURST, CLINTON, ABERDEEN, CARY, ROCKINGHAM,
FAYETTEVILLE, ERWIN, SILER CITY, POLKTON, PRINCEVILLE, SELMA,
LAURINBURG, SPRING HOPE, ANGIER, RAEFORD, LILLINGTON, APEX, BUIES
CREEK, CAMP MACKALL, AND CLAYTON
221 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE TRIANGLE, SOUTHERN PIEDMONT, SANDHILLS, AND COASTAL
PLAIN OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* 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.
NCZ024-025-180000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/
ORANGE-DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, DURHAM, ROUGEMONT,
AND CARRBORO
221 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 102.
* WHERE...DURHAM AND ORANGE 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 UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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.
KREN
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