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WWUS72 KILM 160653
NPWILM

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
253 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

NCZ087-096-099-109-110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054>056-058-059-
170000-
/O.CON.KILM.HT.Y.0027.260816T1500Z-260817T0000Z/
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Florence, McColl, Mullins, Socastee, Conway,
Leland, Chadbourn, North Hartsville, Andrews, Tabor City, Marion,
Elizabethtown, Sunset Beach, Garden City, Whiteville, Shallotte,
Darlington, Dillon, Bennettsville, Loris, Kingstree, Myrtle Beach,
Murrells Inlet, Red Hill, Hartsville, Bladenboro, Oak Island, Aynor,
Lumberton, Georgetown, Boiling Spring Lakes, Lake Waccamaw,
Southport, North Myrtle Beach, Long Beach, and Little River
253 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 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...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast 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...

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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