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WWUS72 KRAH 051513
NPWRAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1113 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
NCZ042-073>078-083>086-088-089-060000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-260906T0000Z/
JOHNSTON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SELMA, CLAYTON, CAMP MACKALL, PINEHURST,
ABERDEEN, SANFORD, SPRING LAKE, LILLINGTON, ANGIER, LAURINBURG,
CARTHAGE, ROSEBORO, FAYETTEVILLE, SOUTHERN PINES, ERWIN, ROCKINGHAM,
BUIES CREEK, ALBEMARLE, SMITHFIELD, WAGRAM, TROY, POLKTON, DUNN,
GOLDSBORO, HOPE MILLS, ELLERBE, CLINTON, WADESBORO, AND RAEFORD
1113 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN PIEDMONT, SANDHILLS, AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
COASTAL PLAIN OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN-COOLED AIR FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROVIDE LOCALIZED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IN
SOME AREAS.
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.
GIH
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