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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
253 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

NCZ087-096-099-109-110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054>056-058-059-
170000-
/O.CON.KILM.HT.Y.0027.260816T1500Z-260817T0000Z/
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Florence, McColl, Mullins, Socastee, Conway,
Leland, Chadbourn, North Hartsville, Andrews, Tabor City, Marion,
Elizabethtown, Sunset Beach, Garden City, Whiteville, Shallotte,
Darlington, Dillon, Bennettsville, Loris, Kingstree, Myrtle Beach,
Murrells Inlet, Red Hill, Hartsville, Bladenboro, Oak Island, Aynor,
Lumberton, Georgetown, Boiling Spring Lakes, Lake Waccamaw,
Southport, North Myrtle Beach, Long Beach, and Little River
253 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
  Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning 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.

&&

$$

MBB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
212 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-137-216>219-238>241-SCZ040-042>045-
147>152-161415-
/O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0023.260816T1500Z-260817T0000Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Effingham-Tattnall-Evans-Long-
Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-
Inland Liberty-Coastal Liberty-Inland McIntosh-Coastal McIntosh-
Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Inland Jasper-Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper-
Tidal Berkeley-
Including the cities of Levy, Rincon, Summerville, Statesboro,
Metter, Hampton, Darien, Pembroke, Millen, Wilmington Island, Jasper,
Fort Stewart, Ridgeland, Hinesville, Reidsville, Hilton Head Island,
Chelsea, Allendale, North Charleston, Walterboro, Saint George,
Springfield, Daniel Island, Beaufort, Yemassee, Garden City,
Sylvania, Edisto Beach, Oak Level, Ludowici, Pooler, Richmond Hill,
Fort Mcallister, Claxton, Savannah, Tybee Island, Townsend, Goose
Creek, Mount Pleasant, Charleston, and Moncks Corner
212 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values of 108 to 111 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated to scattered showers and
  thunderstorms during the afternoon could provide relief in some
  areas.

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.

&&

$$

DPB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
207 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-171200-
/O.EXT.KFFC.HT.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-Bartow-
Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-
North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-
Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-
Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-
Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-
Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-
Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-
Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-
Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-
Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs-
Including the cities of Comer, Jackson, Jeffersonville, Marietta,
Hawkinsville, Cartersville, Woodstock, Athens, Talbotton, Dalton,
Thomaston, Summerville, Preston, Cochran, Cedartown, Washington,
Alamo, Carrollton, Macon, Buena Vista, Peachtree City, Mcrae,
Watkinsville, Trenton, Manchester, Commerce, Gray, Milledgeville,
Sandersville, Mount Vernon, Zebulon, West Point, Bremen, Fort
Oglethorpe, Greensboro, Swainsboro, Columbus, Calhoun, Warner Robins,
Douglasville, Lawrenceville, Dublin, Crawford, Toomsboro, Pine
Mountain, Covington, Eatonton, Cumming, Franklin, Madison, Newnan,
Gainesville, Cordele, Butler, Wrightsville, Gibson, East Point,
Lumpkin, Riverdale, Griffin, Louisville, Barnesville, Eastman,
Chatsworth, Americus, Homer, Atlanta, Winder, Vidalia, Crawfordville,
Montezuma, Fort Benning, Monroe, Decatur, Warrenton, Fort Valley,
Conyers, Vienna, Ellaville, Soperton, Sparta, Abbeville, LaFayette,
Forsyth, Roberts, Dallas, Stockbridge, Rome, and Monticello
207 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,
  northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses. Overnight temperatures and humidity will remain
  elevated, providing little relief for vulnerable populations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest heat index values will occur from late
  morning through late afternoon.

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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1232 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

FLZ021-023-024-030-031-035-038-120-124-125-132-136>138-140-220-225-
232-233-236-237-240-322-325-333-340-422-425-433-522-533-633-
GAZ132>136-149-151>154-162-163-165-166-250-264-350-364-170000-
/O.CON.KJAX.HT.Y.0021.260816T1500Z-260817T0000Z/
Suwannee-Baker-Inland Nassau-Union-Bradford-Gilchrist-Inland
Flagler-Eastern Hamilton-Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Eastern
Clay-Eastern Alachua-Eastern Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Eastern
Marion-Western Hamilton-Trout River-Western Clay-Northeast
Coastal St. Johns-Western Alachua-Western Putnam-Central Marion-
Northern Columbia-South Central Duval-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
Western Marion-Southeastern Columbia-Western Duval-Northern
Inland St. Johns-Southwestern Columbia-Southern Inland St. Johns-
Western St. Johns-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-Appling-Wayne-Atkinson-
Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-Echols-Clinch-Inland
Camden-Coastal Camden-Northern Ware-Northeastern Charlton-
Southern Ware-Western Charlton-
Including the cities of Burbank, Normandy, Country Club Estate,
Woodbine, Bellair, Race Pond, Starke, Lakeside, Ocala, Houston,
Glynn Haven, San Marco, Newburn, St. Simons, Andalusia,
Jacksonville, Baxley, New Lacy, Bunnell, Watertown, Blue Springs,
Bakersville, Raybon, Butler Beach, Waycross, Oleno State Park, Saint
Augustine Beach, Sea Island, Amelia City, Ratliff, Anastasia, White
Springs, Dock Junction, West Lake, Ocala Airport, Carraway,
Fernandina Beach, Tarboro, Blackshear, Doctortown, Tallyrand,
Columbia, High Springs, Jekyll Island,
Bryceville, Belmont, St. George, Gainesville Airport, Palm
Valley, Pine Grove, Saint Augustine, Palm Coast, Fruit Cove, Anthony,
Switzerland, Hilliard, Alma, Newnans Lake, Moss Bluff, Atkinson,
Kings Ferry, Douglas, Thalmann, Needmore, Statenville, Trenton, Dover
Bluff, Suwannee Valley, Doctors Inlet, Homerville, Orange Park,
McAlpin, Jasper, Gardi, Axson, Plant Hatch, Hickox, Picolata,
Macclenny, Middleburg, Suwannee Springs, Homeland, Live Oak, Needham,
Nahunta, Oceanway, Lake Butler, Hortense, Saint Augustine Shore,
Arlington, Durbin, Hoboken, Lulu, Lynne, New River, Stephen Foster
State Park, Hazlehurst, Yulee, Jennings, Saint Augustine South,
Olustee, Weirsdale, Willacoochee, Riverside, Dungeness, Pearson,
Waverly, Dupont Center, Gainesville, Bostwick, Suwannee River
Station, Ponte Vedra Beach, Newberry, Ortega, Kingsland, Palatka,
Winokur, Archer, Green Cove Springs, Colesburg, Waynesville,
Espanola, Folkston, Winfield, Jesup, and Lake City
1232 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 112 expected.

* WHERE...Northeast and north central Florida and southeast Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning 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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

&&

$$

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NELSON

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1239 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-160800-
/O.EXT.KCAE.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260817T0000Z/
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick-
Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-Lee-
Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-Northern Lancaster-
Southern Lancaster-Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Manning, Lancaster Mill, Lincolnton,
Newberry, Winnsboro Mills, Aiken, Bamberg, Carolina Commons Shopping
Center, Holly Hill, Sumter, Van Wyck, Columbia, Bowman, Augusta,
Pageland, McCormick, Camden, Murphys Estates, Branchville, Indian
Land, Cayce, Eutawville, Springdale, Waynesboro, Brookdale, Martinez,
Red Bank, North Augusta, Seven Oaks, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Johnston, Thomson, Williston, Lancaster, Evans, Oak Grove, North,
Lugoff, Blackville, Edgefield, Ridge Spring, Barnwell, Springfield,
Community of
Almond Glen, Batesburg-Leesville, Cheraw, Elgin, Bishopville,
Winnsboro, Denmark, Saluda, St. Matthews, Summerton, Neeses,
Lexington, Santee, Elloree, Orangeburg, West Columbia, and Clarks
Hill
1239 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with Heat Index values from 105
  to 110 continue.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South
  Carolina.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

$$

BC

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