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WWUS72 KRAH 181612
NPWRAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1212 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
NCZ026>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-190000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260819T0000Z/
FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROSEBORO, RAEFORD, WAGRAM, TARBORO, ANGIER,
FAYETTEVILLE, ALBEMARLE, FRANKLINTON, HOPE MILLS, ABERDEEN,
LAURINBURG, BUIES CREEK, WILSON, APEX, PINEHURST, SANFORD,
LILLINGTON, WADESBORO, ROCKINGHAM, CLINTON, POLKTON, SELMA,
LOUISBURG, TROY, GOLDSBORO, SPRING LAKE, ELLERBE, RALEIGH, SILER
CITY, CAMP MACKALL, SPRING HOPE, ERWIN, DUNN, PITTSBORO, SOUTHERN
PINES, WAKE FOREST, NASHVILLE, CARY, PRINCEVILLE, ROCKY MOUNT,
CARTHAGE, KNIGHTDALE, SMITHFIELD, AND CLAYTON
1212 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105 TO 107 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PIEDMONT, SANDHILLS, AND COASTAL
PLAIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
GREEN
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