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NPWRNK
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
328 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
NCZ005-006-031530-
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/O.EXA.KRNK.XH.W.0002.260703T1500Z-260704T0000Z/
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YANCEYVILLE AND EDEN
328 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 111
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CASWELL AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* 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>047-058-059-031530-
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0002.260703T1500Z-260704T0000Z/
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KEYSVILLE, LYNCHBURG, SOUTH BOSTON,
APPOMATTOX, AND DANVILLE
328 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...APPOMATTOX, BUCKINGHAM, CAMPBELL, CHARLOTTE, HALIFAX, AND
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043-031530-
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0004.260703T1500Z-260704T0000Z/
SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMHERST, SALEM, WILKESBORO, FINCASTLE,
DANBURY, BUENA VISTA, ROCKY MOUNT, STUART, BEDFORD, LEXINGTON,
MARTINSVILLE, YADKINVILLE, ROANOKE, AND DOBSON
328 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
* 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...
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.
CDG
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