# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Heat index values up to 108 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
Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM 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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Franklin, Moore, Sampson, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Nash, Orange, Person, Richmond, Scotland, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson
Including the cities of Tarboro, Apex, Clayton, Spring Lake, Troy, Raeford, Erwin, Kittrell, Angier, Wadesboro, Ellerbe, Durham, Carrboro, Siler City, Southern Pines, Wake Forest, Fayetteville, Cary, Hope Mills, Goldsboro, Oxford, Enfield, Pinehurst, Henderson, Sanford, Roxboro, Buies Creek, Wagram, Aberdeen, Pittsboro, Rockingham, Roanoke Rapids, Lillington, Knightdale, Selma, Norlina, Spring Hope, Mebane, Carthage, Dunn, Laurinburg, Chapel Hill, Creedmoor, Roseboro, Graham, Princeville, Camp Mackall, Clinton, Nashville, Scotland Neck, Smithfield, Wilson, Franklinton, Warrenton, Polkton, Rocky Mount, Louisburg, Burlington, Raleigh, Rougemont, and Hillsborough