719  
WWUS71 KRNK 022353  
NPWRNK  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
753 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
VAZ047-031000-  
/O.EXP.KRNK.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0002.260703T1500Z-260704T0000Z/  
BUCKINGHAM-  
753 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT  
FRIDAY...   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ044>046-058-059-031000-  
/O.EXP.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0002.260703T1500Z-260704T0000Z/  
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF APPOMATTOX, SOUTH BOSTON, KEYSVILLE,  
DANVILLE, AND LYNCHBURG  
753 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT  
FRIDAY...   
..HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...APPOMATTOX, CAMPBELL, CHARLOTTE, HALIFAX, AND PITTSYLVANIA  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043-031000-  
/O.EXP.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0004.260703T1500Z-260704T0000Z/  
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-  
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YADKINVILLE, ROANOKE, EDEN, WILKESBORO,  
DANBURY, LEXINGTON, YANCEYVILLE, FINCASTLE, ROCKY MOUNT, SALEM,  
BEDFORD, MARTINSVILLE, DOBSON, BUENA VISTA, AMHERST, AND STUART  
753 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND  
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
BMG  
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