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Heat Advisory

Status

Event Continued Active alert

Start Time

Thu 08/20/2026 11:00 AM EDT

End Time

Thu 08/20/2026 07:00 PM EDT

Significance

Advisory

Impacts

Low impact

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington NC 706 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM EDT Thursday. * 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.

Technical Header

NCZ096-099-105>110-SCZ054>056-058-059-200715- /O.CAN.KILM.HT.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-260820T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.HT.Y.0031.260820T1500Z-260820T2300Z/ 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- Including the cities of Carolina Beach, Georgetown, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Southport, Surf City, Tabor City, Socastee, Wilmington, Leland, Andrews, Whiteville, Murrells Inlet, Chadbourn, Garden City, Red Hill, Burgaw, Myrtle Beach, Oak Island, Conway, Little River, Lake Waccamaw, Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Loris, North Myrtle Beach, Aynor, Long Beach, Masonboro, Sunset Beach, Shallotte, Seagate, and Boiling Spring Lakes 706 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026