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Weather Alert Detail

  • Special Weather Statement for Long County, Georgia
  • Special Weather Statement issued June 12 at 4:26AM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 4:26 a.m.
  • Expires: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 5 p.m.
  • ...HEAT INDICES 100 TO 104 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...
    THE FIRST REAL SPELL OF HOT WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST
    SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
    THE LOWER TO MID 90S COMBINED WITH MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY
    WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 104 DEGREES FOR
    SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST HEAT
    EPISODE OF THE SUMMER...RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD EXERCISE
    EXTRA CAUTION. SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON
    THURSDAY AND A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.