Weather Alerts For McDonald, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 109 expected. WHERE Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. WHEN From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Friday, September 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Wilmington 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Horry, Marlboro, Northern Horry, Bladen, Central Horry, Coastal Brunswick, Coastal Georgetown, Coastal New Hanover, Coastal Pender, Columbus, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Inland Brunswick, Inland Georgetown, Inland New Hanover, Inland Pender, Marion, Robeson, Williamsburg Including the cities of Kingstree, Little River, Mullins, Chadbourn, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Conway, Tabor City, Dillon, Boiling Spring Lakes, Myrtle Grove, Murrells Inlet, Southport, Ogden, North Hartsville, Wilmington, Seagate, Sunset Beach, Myrtle Beach, Bennettsville, Leland, Marion, Lake Waccamaw, McColl, Garden City, Florence, Masonboro, Oak Island, Elizabethtown, North Myrtle Beach, Georgetown, Long Beach, Loris, Carolina Beach, Aynor, Lumberton, Darlington, Andrews, Surf City, Hartsville, Burgaw, Shallotte, Socastee, and Red Hill

Pollen Index: 8.9 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Grass and Chenopods. Based on past pollen counts and expected weather conditions, pollen levels for Saturday will remain stable in the high range. Pollen producing plants are at a relatively steady level of pollination at this time.