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WWUS72 KRAH 172349
NPWRAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
749 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
NCZ026>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-180900-
/O.EXP.KRAH.HT.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0025.260818T1500Z-260819T0000Z/
FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, WAGRAM, SOUTHERN PINES, TARBORO,
TROY, ANGIER, WADESBORO, CAMP MACKALL, LAURINBURG, PITTSBORO,
FAYETTEVILLE, SANFORD, POLKTON, SPRING LAKE, CLAYTON, ABERDEEN,
CLINTON, SPRING HOPE, LOUISBURG, ROCKY MOUNT, CARY, FRANKLINTON,
ERWIN, WILSON, DUNN, ROSEBORO, BUIES CREEK, SILER CITY, RALEIGH,
LILLINGTON, ELLERBE, PRINCEVILLE, CARTHAGE, APEX, SELMA, NASHVILLE,
KNIGHTDALE, GOLDSBORO, RAEFORD, WAKE FOREST, PINEHURST, ALBEMARLE,
ROCKINGHAM, AND HOPE MILLS
749 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 107 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PIEDMONT, SANDHILLS, AND THE
COASTAL PLAIN.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
NCZ024-025-180100-
/O.EXP.KRAH.HT.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/
ORANGE-DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM, CHAPEL HILL, ROUGEMONT, CARRBORO, AND
HILLSBOROUGH
749 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
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