# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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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.
ISSUED AT
Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Coastal Horry, Marlboro, Northern Horry, Bladen, Central Horry, Coastal Brunswick, Coastal Georgetown, Columbus, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Inland Brunswick, Inland Georgetown, Marion, Robeson, Williamsburg
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