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Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
787 WWUS72 KRAH 290737 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 337 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 NCZ024>028-040>043-076>078-088-089-291545- /O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0004.240629T1800Z-240701T0000Z/ Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Chatham-Wake-Johnston- Wilson-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Cary, Smithfield, Hope Mills, Clinton, Carrboro, Raleigh, Goldsboro, Fayetteville, Dunn, Roseboro, Lillington, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Louisburg, Angier, Siler City, Nashville, Tarboro, Durham, Chapel Hill, Franklinton, Wilson, Rocky Mount, Spring Lake, Spring Hope, Princeville, Rougemont, Erwin, Selma, Apex, Pittsboro, Clayton, Buies Creek, Hillsborough, and Sanford 337 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values around 105 expected this afternoon. Heat index values of 105 to 109 expected Sunday. * WHERE...A portion of the eastern Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain of central North Carolina. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will be slow to fall below 80 degrees tonight, especially in urban areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check 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 or 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. && $$ PWB