Heat Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
235 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
NCZ087-096-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-190000-
/O.CON.KILM.HT.Y.0029.260818T1500Z-260819T0000Z/
Robeson-Bladen-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Including the cities of Hartsville, Dillon, Darlington, Lumberton,
North Hartsville, Florence, Bennettsville, Bladenboro, McColl,
Elizabethtown, Marion, and Mullins
235 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS 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, Bladen and Robeson Counties. In South
Carolina, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, 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.
&&
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MBB
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
227 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
NCZ026>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-190000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0025.260818T1500Z-260819T0000Z/
Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-
Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-
Cumberland-Sampson-
Including the cities of Princeville, Wilson, Selma, Clayton,
Carthage, Rocky Mount, Cary, Roseboro, Erwin, Raeford, Smithfield,
Raleigh, Wadesboro, Aberdeen, Lillington, Spring Lake, Clinton, Troy,
Camp Mackall, Wagram, Goldsboro, Albemarle, Sanford, Fayetteville,
Angier, Franklinton, Knightdale, Pinehurst, Nashville, Dunn, Ellerbe,
Pittsboro, Apex, Spring Hope, Rockingham, Tarboro, Wake Forest,
Louisburg, Polkton, Laurinburg, Siler City, Buies Creek, Southern
Pines, and Hope Mills
227 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 to 107 expected.
* WHERE...The southern and eastern Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal
Plain.
* 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...
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.
&&
$$
JD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
113 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
GAZ064-065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-181900-
/O.CON.KCAE.HT.Y.0008.260818T1500Z-260819T0000Z/
Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lexington-Richland-Lee-
Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Manning, West Columbia, St. Matthews,
Summerton, Denmark, Williston, Batesburg-Leesville, Barnwell,
Blackville, Orangeburg, Cayce, Augusta, North Augusta, Elgin, Santee,
Red Bank, Springfield, Pageland, Evans, Brookdale, Neeses, Aiken,
Bamberg, Oak Grove, Elloree, North, Branchville, Martinez,
Eutawville, Waynesboro, Bowman, Cheraw, Sumter, Holly Hill,
Lexington, Columbia, Camden, Bishopville, Seven Oaks, and Lugoff
113 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South
Carolina.
* 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...
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.
Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
&&
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