Weather Alerts For Columbia, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 108 expected. WHERE A portion of eastern North Carolina. WHEN From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Mainland Hyde, Southern Craven, Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Inland Onslow, Jones, Lenoir, Mainland Dare, Martin, Northern Craven, Northern Outer Banks, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington Including the cities of Robersonville, Bethel, Southern Shores, Stumpy Point, Jamesville, Manteo, Scranton, Engelhard, Warsaw, Bath, Belhaven, Jacksonville, Manns Harbor, Pollocksville, New Bern, River Bend, Nags Head, Vandemere, Williamston, Vanceboro, Hookerton, Half Moon, Pink Hill, Oak City, Greenville, Creswell, Faison, Maysville, Oriental, Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Plymouth, Kinston, Bayboro, Grimesland, Ernul, Havelock, Aurora, Ponzer, Wallace, Kenansville, Beulaville, Chocowinity, Washington, Richlands, Trenton, Fairfield Harbor, Swanquarter, Dover, La Grange, Fairfield, Gum Neck, Roper, Columbia, East Lake, Arapahoe, Farmville, Kitty Hawk, Cove City, Snow Hill, Walstonburg, and Grifton