Georgia, South Carolina Moderate Heat Advisory | Effective 08/19/2026 09:40

Headline: 
Heat Advisory issued August 19 at 12:40PM EDT until August 19 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event: 
Heat Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 19, 2026 - 9:40am
Expires: 
August 19, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 112. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
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: 
Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Coastal McIntosh; Inland Berkeley; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tidal Berkeley
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov