Issued: Thu Jul 9 | 2:33 PM
In effect for: Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry
Severe: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
* WHAT…For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions
with heat index values up to 111. For the Heat Advisory, heat index
values up to 109 expected.
* WHERE…In North Carolina, Coastal Brunswick, Coastal New Hanover,
Coastal Pender, Inland Brunswick, Inland New Hanover, and Inland
Pender Counties. In South Carolina, Central Horry, Coastal
Georgetown, Coastal Horry, and Inland Georgetown Counties.
* WHEN…For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening.
For the Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events. 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.
