Weather Alerts For Roanoke Rapids, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 105 expected. WHERE A portion of central North Carolina. WHEN From noon to 8 PM EDT Thursday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 1:58 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 on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Montgomery, Orange, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Lee, Moore, Nash, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Stanly, Vance, Wake, Warren Including the cities of Warrenton, Knightdale, Carrboro, Graham, Henderson, Pinehurst, Rougemont, Wadesboro, Asheboro, Southern Pines, Norlina, Franklinton, Archdale, Albemarle, Creedmoor, Wake Forest, Roxboro, Nashville, Polkton, Burlington, Troy, Thomasville, Kittrell, Spring Hope, Siler City, Aberdeen, Rockingham, Greensboro, Pittsboro, Mebane, Hillsborough, Lexington, Ellerbe, Apex, Winston-Salem, Scotland Neck, Enfield, Chapel Hill, Carthage, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, High Point, Louisburg, Sanford, Cary, Raleigh, Oxford, and Durham