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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
454 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ008>014-019-104>109-161800-
/O.CON.KGSP.HT.Y.0011.260816T1600Z-260817T0000Z/
Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-
Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union-Chester-Greenwood-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
Including the cities of Franklin Springs, Trinity, Canon, Anderson,
Clinton, Boiling Springs Sc, Abbeville, Greer, Union, Concord,
Greenville, Indian Trail, Simpsonville, Laurens, Nuberg, Fountain
Inn, Reed Creek, Gaffney, Monarch Mills, Cornwell, Berea, Great
Falls, Walhalla, Catawba, Toccoa, Ware Shoals, Dacusville, Taylors,
Gumlog, Westminster, Weddington, Chester, Oakway, Wellford,
Kannapolis, Clemson, Royston, Rock Hill, Inman, Middleton, Hartwell,
Monroe, Ruckersville, Easley, Fortsonia, Mauldin, Blackstock, Ninety
Six, Seneca, Fingerville, Landrum, Gastonia, Lyman, Fork Shoals,
Duncan, Lavonia, Calhoun Falls, Boydville, Spartanburg, Elberton, and
Charlotte
454 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, and
  Upstate South Carolina.

* WHEN...From noon today 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.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

&&

$$

MPR