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WWUS72 KILM 170622
NPWILM

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
222 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

NCZ096-099-105>110-SCZ032-033-039-054>056-058-059-180000-
/O.NEW.KILM.XH.W.0004.260817T1500Z-260818T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.XH.A.0001.260818T1500Z-260819T0000Z/
Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-
Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-Florence-
Marion-Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal
Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Loris, Lake Waccamaw, Socastee, Wilmington,
Myrtle Grove, Red Hill, Oak Island, Tabor City, Bladenboro, Burgaw,
Leland, Whiteville, Garden City, Andrews, Mullins, Florence,
Kingstree, North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, Carolina
Beach, Chadbourn, Marion, Boiling Spring Lakes, Little River, Ogden,
Aynor, Long Beach, Seagate, Southport, Shallotte, Conway, Surf City,
Georgetown, Sunset Beach, Masonboro, and Elizabethtown
222 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions
  with heat index values up to 114 expected. For the Extreme Heat
  Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 114
  possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, from 11 AM this morning to 8
  PM EDT this evening. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Tuesday
  morning through Tuesday 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.

&&

$$

NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-180000-
/O.NEW.KILM.HT.Y.0028.260817T1500Z-260818T0000Z/
Robeson-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, North Hartsville, McColl,
Darlington, Lumberton, Dillon, and Hartsville
222 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.

* WHERE...In North Carolina, Robeson County. In South Carolina,
  Darlington, Dillon, and Marlboro 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.

&&

$$

MBB