Issued: Tue Aug 18 | 2:35 AM
In effect for: Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Williamsburg; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
Severe: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113
expected.
* WHERE…Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.
* WHEN…From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this 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.
