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WWUS71 KRNK 040854
NPWRNK
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
454 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
NCZ004>006-VAZ034-035-044>047-058-059-041800-
/O.CON.KRNK.XH.W.0003.260704T1500Z-260705T0000Z/
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-BEDFORD-AMHERST-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEDFORD, LYNCHBURG, DANBURY, AMHERST,
YANCEYVILLE, EDEN, SOUTH BOSTON, DANVILLE, KEYSVILLE, AND
APPOMATTOX
454 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 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 111
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
* 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.
NCZ003-019-020-VAZ022>024-032-033-043-041800-
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0005.260704T1500Z-260705T0000Z/
SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILKESBORO, BUENA VISTA, MARTINSVILLE,
YADKINVILLE, ROANOKE, LEXINGTON, STUART, DOBSON, SALEM,
FINCASTLE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
454 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 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...IN NORTH CAROLINA, SURRY, WILKES, AND YADKIN COUNTIES. IN
VIRGINIA, HENRY, PATRICK, BOTETOURT, FRANKLIN, ROANOKE, AND
ROCKBRIDGE 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...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
CDG
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