Weather Alerts For Saint Helena, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 107 expected. WHERE In North Carolina, Bladen, Columbus, Inland Brunswick, Inland New Hanover, Inland Pender, and Robeson Counties. In South Carolina, Central Horry, Inland Georgetown, and Northern Horry Counties. WHEN From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM 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 -------------------- Bladen, Central Horry, Columbus, Inland Brunswick, Inland Georgetown, Inland New Hanover, Inland Pender, Northern Horry, Robeson Including the cities of Boiling Spring Lakes, Chadbourn, Red Hill, Aynor, Lake Waccamaw, Wilmington, Whiteville, Conway, Loris, Elizabethtown, Shallotte, Bladenboro, Andrews, Leland, Lumberton, Burgaw, and Tabor City

# HEADLINE -------------------- FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING # SUMMARY -------------------- The combination of extremely dry fuels and gusty southwest winds will lead to increased fire danger today. Dry grasses, dead leaves, and other tree litter could easily ignite and spread fire quickly due to the breezy conditions. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Wilmington NC HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn. If you do, you are advised to use extreme caution. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Brunswick, Inland New Hanover, Bladen, Coastal New Hanover, Coastal Pender, Columbus, Inland Brunswick, Inland Pender, Robeson Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Lake Waccamaw, Burgaw, Surf City, Wilmington, Masonboro, Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Carolina Beach, Seagate, Boiling Spring Lakes, Leland, Shallotte, Oak Island, Long Beach, Southport, and Sunset Beach