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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
233 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

NCZ096-099-105>110-SCZ054-058-059-222300-
/O.NEW.KILM.HT.Y.0020.260722T1500Z-260722T2300Z/
Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-
Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal
Horry-Central Horry-Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Chadbourn, Seagate, Oak Island, Red Hill,
Burgaw, Myrtle Grove, Little River, Lake Waccamaw, North Myrtle
Beach, Shallotte, Socastee, Masonboro, Ogden, Loris, Elizabethtown,
Conway, Southport, Long Beach, Tabor City, Wilmington, Aynor, Leland,
Sunset Beach, Carolina Beach, Whiteville, Boiling Spring Lakes, Surf
City, Myrtle Beach, Garden City, and Bladenboro
233 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
  Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 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.

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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ABW