Weather Alerts For Red Oak, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 108 expected on Thursday. WHERE The Coastal Plain and a majority of the eastern Piedmont and Sandhills. WHEN From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Raleigh 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 -------------------- Cumberland, Johnston, Chatham, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Nash, Orange, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson Including the cities of Norlina, Selma, Roseboro, Smithfield, Buies Creek, Hillsborough, Lillington, Raeford, Fayetteville, Southern Pines, Roanoke Rapids, Angier, Ellerbe, Princeville, Carthage, Sanford, Apex, Dunn, Rockingham, Clinton, Spring Hope, Knightdale, Rougemont, Cary, Wake Forest, Clayton, Louisburg, Siler City, Pittsboro, Erwin, Wagram, Hope Mills, Camp Mackall, Franklinton, Chapel Hill, Pinehurst, Durham, Warrenton, Rocky Mount, Carrboro, Laurinburg, Spring Lake, Raleigh, Goldsboro, Wilson, Tarboro, Nashville, Scotland Neck, Aberdeen, and Enfield

Pollen Index: 9.3 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods and Grass. Pollen concentrations for Thursday will be at about the same level in the high range. If you do suffer from allergies, tomorrow should be about as difficult outdoors as it was today.