Weather Alerts For Southmont, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113. WHERE A portion of central North Carolina. WHEN Until 8 PM EDT Saturday. IMPACTS Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. ISSUED AT Friday, July 3, 2026 at 12:12 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. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Orange, Wake, Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Nash, Person, Randolph, Vance, Warren, Wilson Including the cities of Lexington, Apex, Rocky Mount, High Point, Creedmoor, Cary, Kittrell, Wilson, Mebane, Oxford, Burlington, Tarboro, Pittsboro, Scotland Neck, Nashville, Roxboro, Princeville, Winston-Salem, Graham, Asheboro, Carrboro, Durham, Knightdale, Spring Hope, Chapel Hill, Enfield, Louisburg, Siler City, Wake Forest, Franklinton, Rougemont, Hillsborough, Thomasville, Archdale, Warrenton, Greensboro, Norlina, Raleigh, Henderson, and Roanoke Rapids