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WWUS72 KRAH 201506
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1106 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

NCZ024>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-210000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-260821T0000Z/
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-
Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
Including the cities of Goldsboro, Ellerbe, Rocky Mount, Wilson,
Cary, Knightdale, Hope Mills, Erwin, Nashville, Carrboro, Clayton,
Raleigh, Smithfield, Fayetteville, Apex, Tarboro, Raeford,
Hillsborough, Princeville, Franklinton, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest,
Carthage, Roseboro, Angier, Buies Creek, Camp Mackall, Sanford,
Rockingham, Pinehurst, Wagram, Spring Lake, Selma, Durham, Rougemont,
Dunn, Lillington, Southern Pines, Louisburg, Spring Hope, Laurinburg,
Aberdeen, Siler City, Pittsboro, and Clinton
1106 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107.

* WHERE...Much of the Sandhills, eastern Piedmont, and Coastal Plain
  of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...Until 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.

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