# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Heat index values up to 109 expected.
WHERE
Across the OBX, and areas north and west of Craven and Pamlico Counties.
WHEN
From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ISSUED AT
Monday, August 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City 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.
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
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Hatteras Island, Mainland Hyde, Beaufort, Greene, Lenoir, Mainland Dare, Martin, Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington
Including the cities of Hatteras Village, Gum Neck, Aurora, Kinston, Swanquarter, Manteo, Walstonburg, Farmville, Bethel, Chocowinity, Creswell, Washington, Southern Shores, Buxton, Kill Devil Hills, Jamesville, Ponzer, Nags Head, Pink Hill, Roper, Grifton, Belhaven, Bath, Columbia, Greenville, Engelhard, Stumpy Point, Duck, Manns Harbor, Fairfield, Grimesland, Avon, Frisco, East Lake, Ocracoke, Williamston, Plymouth, Kitty Hawk, Rodanthe, Robersonville, Scranton, Hookerton, Snow Hill, Oak City, and La Grange