Excessive heat warning for northeastern North Carolina on Monday; heat index risk of 110 to 112 degrees
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As a heat advisory is in effect for much of central North Carolina Sunday and Monday, part of the state is in for even higher temperatures, forecasters say.
An excessive heat warning has been issued for areas of northeast North Carolina from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service said.
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The counties of Gates, Pasquotank, Chowan and Perquiman are already under a heat advisory until 7 p.m. Sunday during which heat index values up to 106 are expected.
But, on Monday, the heat index risk for those four counties is several degrees higher, the National Weather Service said. Camden and western Currituck counties are also part of the excessive heat warning on Monday.
“For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 110 to 112 are expected,” weather service forecasters said.
Heat advisory for nearly all of central NC Monday with hotter temps over more areas
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has also issued a heat advisory for Monday for central North Carolina between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
The excessive heat warning in northeast North Carolina includes the cities of Cape Colony, Jacocks, Corapeake, Mavaton, Elizabeth City, Hancock, Saint Johns, Valhalla, Edenton, Macedonia, and Woodville.
“Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events,” forecasters said.
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