Issued: Wed Aug 19 | 1:53 AM
In effect for: Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
Severe: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
* 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.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
