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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
325 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

NCZ025>027-040>043-075>078-083>086-088-089-262015-
/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0002.240626T1500Z-240627T0000Z/
Durham-Franklin-Nash-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Moore-Lee-
Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
Including the cities of Sanford, Selma, Pittsboro, Pinehurst,
Dunn, Laurinburg, Siler City, Ellerbe, Nashville, Camp Mackall,
Hope Mills, Apex, Goldsboro, Rockingham, Clinton, Angier,
Knightdale, Wagram, Spring Lake, Roseboro, Wilson, Erwin, Spring
Hope, Smithfield, Wake Forest, Raeford, Aberdeen, Cary,
Rougemont, Durham, Louisburg, Rocky Mount, Wadesboro,
Franklinton, Lillington, Fayetteville, Raleigh, Buies Creek,
Clayton, Polkton, Southern Pines, and Carthage
325 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

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

* WHAT...Heat index values of 103 to 106 expected.

* WHERE...The Sandhills and a portion of the Coastal Plain and
  Piedmont in central North Carolina.

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

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High temperatures in the shade are expected
  to reach the upper 90s to around 100 this afternoon, with heat
  index values several degrees higher.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check on relatives and neighbors.

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.

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