NWS Wilmington NCXH.W 0005August 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Columbus, Inland Pender, Coastal Pender and 10 more, NC and SC
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued an extreme heat warning for Columbus, Inland Pender, Coastal Pender and 10 more in North Carolina, South Carolina, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 18. It was the 5th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026. North Carolina had 4 extreme heat warnings in August 2026, against 0 in an average August 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
- Columbus, Inland Pender, Coastal Pender and 10 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:21 p.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KILM XH.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the first Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 112. For the second Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. * WHEN...For the first Extreme Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the second Extreme Heat Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * 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.
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