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Extreme Heat Warning in Brantley, Glynn and Camden Counties: Heat Index Up to 115

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville, Florida, has the warning in force from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT on August 15, 2026, across five coastal and inland Georgia zones.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 17, 2026, 10:40 a.m. ET
Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 are expected in Brantley, Glynn and Camden counties in southeast Georgia, according to an issued by the National Weather Service office in Jacksonville, Florida. The product, posted by that office to the National Weather Service raw text bulletin feed, sets the period from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening on August 15, 2026 — a start time of 11:00 AM EDT and an expiration of 8:00 PM EDT. The covers zones: Locations named in the include Raybon, Hickox, Colesburg, Waynesville, Hortense, Dungeness, Kingsland, Country Club Estate, Nahunta, Atkinson, Glynn Haven, St. Simons, Thalmann, Woodbine, Dover Bluff, Hoboken, Dock Junction, Sea Island, Tarboro, Jekyll Island, and Waverly. On impacts, the states that The weather service's precautions in the same product advise residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. It says young children and pets must not be left in unattended vehicles, because car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. The office also advises taking extra precautions outside, wearing lightweight and loose fitting clothing, limiting strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and taking action at the first symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Its closing guidance: stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed.

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  1. Version 217 Aug 2026, 14:40current

    Rewrote the headline to lead with the hazard and the named counties (Brantley, Glynn, Camden) plus the heat index figure 115, removing the issuing-office-first construction; moved the issuing office and the exact 11 AM-8 PM EDT window into the dek. Named the source record explicitly as the National Weather Service Jacksonville FL warning product on the agency's raw text bulletin feed rather than the vague "official weather alerts." Printed figures (115, 5 zones, times, date) exactly as the record gives them, and restored the full precaution language, including the heat exhaustion/heat stroke and "stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed" lines.

  2. Version 115 Aug 2026, 21:14

    First published.

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