Bladen, Columbus and Inland Pender Among 16 Zones Under Thursday Heat Advisory
The National Weather Service Wilmington NC advisory runs from 11 AM to 7 PM EDT Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, across southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina — including Wilmington, Myrtle Beach and Georgetown — with heat index values up to 107.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 19, 2026, 2:39 p.m. ET
The has a in effect for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, covering zones in southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina, including Bladen, Columbus and Inland Pender. The details come from the product issued by that office at 2:14 PM EDT on Aug. 19, 2026, and distributed through the National Weather Service raw text product archive at . The product classifies the alert level as an .
The official record's own headline reads: . Thursday's begins at 11:00 AM EDT on Aug. 20, 2026, and ends at 7:00 PM EDT the same day. On the timing, the record states: ""
On what to expect, the record states: "" The area described in the product is ""
The zones listed in the record are Bladen, Columbus, Inland Pender, Coastal Pender, Inland New Hanover, Coastal New Hanover, Inland Brunswick, Coastal Brunswick, Coastal Horry, Inland Georgetown, Coastal Georgetown, Central Horry and Northern Horry. Cities named in the product are Loris, Myrtle Beach, Surf City, Conway, Seagate, North Myrtle Beach, Elizabethtown, Chadbourn, Little River, Burgaw, Shallotte, Tabor City, Garden City, Aynor, Red Hill, Whiteville, Ogden, Socastee, Boiling Spring Lakes, Wilmington, Bladenboro, Oak Island, Sunset Beach, Georgetown and Lake Waccamaw.
The record's stated impact is that "" The precautions listed by the issuing office are to ""
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