Issued: Mon Aug 17 | 2:22 AM
In effect for: Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Florence; Marion; Williamsburg; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
Severe: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
* WHAT…For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions
with heat index values up to 114 expected. For the Extreme Heat
Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 114
possible.
* WHERE…Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.
* WHEN…For the Extreme Heat Warning, from 11 AM this morning to 8
PM EDT this evening. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Tuesday
morning through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
