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WWUS72 KRAH 191129
NPWRAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
729 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
NCZ088-089-200000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0026.260819T1500Z-260820T0000Z/
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, HOPE MILLS, ROSEBORO, CLINTON,
AND SPRING LAKE
729 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 104 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CUMBERLAND AND SAMPSON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 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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