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Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory Issued for Portions of Georgia and South Carolina

Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 are expected in parts of southeast Georgia and South Carolina, according to official weather records.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 15, 2026, 3:21 p.m. ET
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An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening, bringing dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115, according to official records from the . A is also in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT on Sunday, August 16, 2026, with heat index values of 108 to 111 expected across zones in Official records from the National Weather Service list affected areas including Inland Bryan, Coastal Bryan, Inland Chatham, Coastal Chatham, Inland Liberty, Coastal Liberty, Inland McIntosh, Coastal McIntosh, Inland Berkeley, Inland Jasper, Beaufort, Coastal Colleton, Charleston, Coastal Jasper, and Tidal Berkeley. Cities in the affected region include Townsend, Fort Stewart, Garden City, Oak Level, Jasper, Richmond Hill, Edisto Beach, North Charleston, Goose Creek, Fort Mcallister, Beaufort, Pooler, Pembroke, Chelsea, Wilmington Island, Tybee Island, Charleston, Savannah, Ridgeland, Mount Pleasant, Darien, Levy, Hilton Head Island, Hinesville, and Moncks Corner. According to official records, heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Recommended precautions include drinking plenty of fluids, staying in an air-conditioned room, staying out of the sun, checking up on relatives and neighbors, wearing lightweight and loose fitting clothing, limiting strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and taking action when seeing symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

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