NWS Wilmington NCXH.W 0001July 8, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Bladen, Columbus, Inland Pender and 11 more, NC and SC
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued an extreme heat warning for Bladen, Columbus, Inland Pender and 11 more in North Carolina, South Carolina, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on July 8. It was the 1st extreme heat warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026. North Carolina had 7 extreme heat warnings in July 2026, against 3 in an average July of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington NC
- Area
- Bladen, Columbus, Inland Pender and 11 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:47 a.m. EDT, July 8, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. EDT, July 8, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, July 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KILM XH.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.