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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
129 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
NCZ004-VAZ034-035-040200-
/O.UPG.KRNK.HT.Y.0005.260704T1500Z-260705T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.XH.W.0003.260704T1500Z-260705T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260704T0000Z/
STOKES-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMHERST, BEDFORD, AND DANBURY
129 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109. FOR THE
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX
VALUES UP TO 111 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, STOKES COUNTY. IN VIRGINIA, AMHERST AND
BEDFORD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. 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.
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.
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.
NCZ005-006-040200-
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260704T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0003.260704T1500Z-260705T0000Z/
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDEN AND YANCEYVILLE
129 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110. FOR THE SECOND
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX
VALUES UP TO 111 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CASWELL AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY.
* 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>047-058-059-040200-
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260704T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0003.260704T1500Z-260705T0000Z/
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH BOSTON, APPOMATTOX, DANVILLE,
LYNCHBURG, AND KEYSVILLE
129 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113. FOR THE SECOND
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX
VALUES UP TO 111 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...APPOMATTOX, BUCKINGHAM, CAMPBELL, CHARLOTTE, HALIFAX, AND
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
NCZ003-019-020-VAZ022>024-032-033-043-040200-
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260704T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0005.260704T1500Z-260705T0000Z/
SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE, BUENA VISTA, STUART, LEXINGTON,
ROCKY MOUNT, FINCASTLE, MARTINSVILLE, YADKINVILLE, SALEM, DOBSON,
AND WILKESBORO
129 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, SURRY, WILKES, AND YADKIN COUNTIES. IN
VIRGINIA, HENRY, PATRICK, BOTETOURT, FRANKLIN, ROANOKE, AND
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
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