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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
117 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ008>010-024>028-040>043-075>078-083>086-088-089-200000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0017.260719T1500Z-260720T0000Z/
Granville-Vance-Warren-Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-
Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-
Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
Including the cities of Laurinburg, Wake Forest, Sanford, Buies
Creek, Warrenton, Fayetteville, Angier, Tarboro, Lillington,
Spring Hope, Rockingham, Southern Pines, Cary, Ellerbe, Carrboro,
Pinehurst, Erwin, Henderson, Princeville, Goldsboro, Nashville,
Aberdeen, Rougemont, Carthage, Wadesboro, Camp Mackall, Durham,
Norlina, Franklinton, Raleigh, Smithfield, Hillsborough, Apex,
Knightdale, Rocky Mount, Chapel Hill, Siler City, Hope Mills,
Roseboro, Pittsboro, Wagram, Creedmoor, Selma, Clinton, Dunn,
Wilson, Louisburg, Polkton, Raeford, Kittrell, Spring Lake,
Clayton, and Oxford
117 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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

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

* WHERE...A portion of central North 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 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 or
heat stroke.

If you do not have air conditioning in your home or lack shelter,
you can call 211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from
the heat.

&&

$$

PWB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
223 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-033-054-058-059-191900-
/O.NEW.KILM.HT.Y.0017.260719T1500Z-260719T2300Z/
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New
Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Marion-Coastal Horry-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Carolina Beach, Marion, North Myrtle Beach,
Dillon, Red Hill, Bladenboro, Bennettsville, Wilmington, Mullins,
North Hartsville, Aynor, Leland, Conway, Socastee, Darlington, Garden
City, Long Beach, Seagate, Little River, Myrtle Grove, Myrtle Beach,
Elizabethtown, Whiteville, Masonboro, Shallotte, Loris, Lake
Waccamaw, Chadbourn, Lumberton, Southport, Burgaw, Sunset Beach, Oak
Island, McColl, Boiling Spring Lakes, Hartsville, Surf City, Tabor
City, and Ogden
223 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.

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

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 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.

&&

$$

ABW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
209 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-192300-
/O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0016.260719T1500Z-260719T2300Z/
Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-Mainland
Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-Southern Craven-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow-Coastal Onslow-
Including the cities of Walstonburg, La Grange, Arapahoe,
Plymouth, Cove City, Belhaven, Fairfield Harbor, Grimesland, Sea
Level, Sneads Ferry, Warsaw, Roper, Ernul, Jacksonville,
Swanquarter, Kinston, Newport, Harkers Island, Engelhard, Dover,
Fairfield, Swansboro, East Lake, Scranton, Wallace, Bath,
Trenton, Manns Harbor, Half Moon, Morehead City, North Topsail
Beach, Beulaville, Maysville, Bayboro, Vandemere, New Bern,
Havelock, Snow Hill, Pollocksville, Stella, Grifton, Faison,
Columbia, Beaufort, Gum Neck, Washington, Emerald Isle,
Chocowinity, River Bend, Aurora, Greenville, Creswell, Farmville,
Stumpy Point, Oriental, Kenansville, Bethel, Cedar Island,
Hookerton, Richlands, Atlantic Beach, Pink Hill, Vanceboro, and
Ponzer
209 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. Areas near the coast
  may briefly see heat index values in excess of 110 degrees.

* WHERE...Most of mainland eastern North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 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.

&&

$$

CEB

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