Weather Alert Watch
Moderate Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory for Person; Granville; Vance +19 more

What: Heat index values around 105 expected. Impacts: Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Where: The Piedmont and a portion of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills. When: From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

NCPerson; Granville; Vance; Warren; Halifax; Forsyth; Guilford; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Franklin; Nash; Davidson; Randolph; Chatham; Wake; Stanly; Montgomery; Moore; Lee; Anson; Richmond

Official alert brief

WHAT

Heat index values around 105 expected.

WHERE

The Piedmont and a portion of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills.

WHEN

From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

IMPACTS

Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Instructions

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.