# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Heat index values of 105 to around 109 expected.
WHERE
The Coastal Plain, Sandhills, as well as the southern and eastern Piedmont.
WHEN
Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ISSUED AT
Friday, September 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Raleigh 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.
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
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Scotland, Wilson, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Orange, Richmond, Sampson, Stanly, Wake, Wayne
Including the cities of Princeville, Rougemont, Fayetteville, Nashville, Dunn, Angier, Franklinton, Rocky Mount, Siler City, Aberdeen, Troy, Sanford, Polkton, Selma, Louisburg, Smithfield, Carthage, Wake Forest, Camp Mackall, Enfield, Cary, Wilson, Scotland Neck, Spring Hope, Southern Pines, Wadesboro, Lillington, Buies Creek, Hope Mills, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Pinehurst, Roanoke Rapids, Laurinburg, Spring Lake, Roseboro, Ellerbe, Durham, Raleigh, Knightdale, Albemarle, Erwin, Goldsboro, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Wagram, Raeford, Tarboro, Clayton, Apex, and Clinton