Georgia, South Carolina Moderate Heat Advisory | Effective 08/18/2026 04:37

Headline: 
Heat Advisory issued August 18 at 7:37AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event: 
Heat Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 18, 2026 - 4:37am
Expires: 
August 18, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 to 112 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon hours could provide relief in some areas.
Instruction: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description: 
Jenkins; Screven; Candler; Bulloch; Tattnall; Evans; Long; Allendale; Hampton; Inland Colleton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov