Heat Advisory
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Sun 08/16/2026 12:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Sun 08/16/2026 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
AdvisoryImpacts
Low impact
Locations Affected
Charlotte, NC ∙ Concord, NC ∙ Gastonia, NC ∙ Rock Hill, SC ∙ Greenville, SC ∙ Greenwood County Airport, SC ∙ Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC ∙ Stanley, NC ∙ Fairview, NC ∙ West Union, SCFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 454 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. * WHEN...From noon today 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 up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
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GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ008>014-019-104>109-161800- /O.CON.KGSP.HT.Y.0011.260816T1600Z-260817T0000Z/ Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union- Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union-Chester-Greenwood- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville- Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- Including the cities of Franklin Springs, Trinity, Canon, Anderson, Clinton, Boiling Springs Sc, Abbeville, Greer, Union, Concord, Greenville, Indian Trail, Simpsonville, Laurens, Nuberg, Fountain Inn, Reed Creek, Gaffney, Monarch Mills, Cornwell, Berea, Great Falls, Walhalla, Catawba, Toccoa, Ware Shoals, Dacusville, Taylors, Gumlog, Westminster, Weddington, Chester, Oakway, Wellford, Kannapolis, Clemson, Royston, Rock Hill, Inman, Middleton, Hartwell, Monroe, Ruckersville, Easley, Fortsonia, Mauldin, Blackstock, Ninety Six, Seneca, Fingerville, Landrum, Gastonia, Lyman, Fork Shoals, Duncan, Lavonia, Calhoun Falls, Boydville, Spartanburg, Elberton, and Charlotte 454 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
