Heat Advisory Covers Geneva, Houston, North Walton and 33 More Zones in Florida, Alabama and Georgia
The advisory record from the National Weather Service Tallahassee FL lists heat index values up to 111 for the first Heat Advisory and up to 110 for the second, which runs from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 19, 2026, 3:28 p.m. ET
A is in force for Geneva, Houston and North Walton and 33 other public forecast zones — in all — covering The details come from the record issued by the and carried in the agency's raw text product archive at . The record sets the alert level at .
**Timing.** The record was issued at 3:17 p.m. EDT on Aug. 19, 2026, and covers two Heat Advisories. For the first , it is in effect until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. For the second , it runs from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Thursday — the record's start and end times for that second are 11:00 a.m. EDT and 8:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
**Heat index.** Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses, the record states.
**Zones listed in the record ():** Geneva, Houston, North Walton, Central Walton, Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Inland Bay, Calhoun, Inland Gulf, Inland Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Inland Jefferson, Madison, Inland Wakulla, Inland Taylor, Lafayette, Inland Dixie, South Walton, Coastal Bay, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Dixie, Northern Liberty, Southern Liberty, Seminole, Decatur, Grady, Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes and Lanier.
**Cities and locations named in the record:** Wewahitchka, Morgan Place, Turquoise Beach, Lewis, Hanover, Lakeland, Port Leon, Athena, Kern, Jena, Adams Beach, Cabbage Grove, Tilton, Lovett, Geneva, Dothan, Buckhorn, Bay City, Decatur Co A/P, Leonia, Nankin, Tallahassee, Sandestin, Donaldsonville A/P and Beacon Hill.
**Precautions in the record.**
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