NWS Issues Heat Advisory for Upstate SC and Northeast Georgia as Heat Index Hits 107
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Updated · WLOS · Aug 17
NWS Issues Heat Advisory for Upstate SC and Northeast Georgia as Heat Index Hits 107
3 articles · Updated · WLOS · Aug 17
Summary
A heat advisory runs from noon to 8 p.m. Monday for Upstate South Carolina and Northeast Georgia, where the heat index is forecast at 102 to 107 degrees.
News 13 also declared a Weather Warn Day as parts of western North Carolina face mid-90s feels-like temperatures and a late-day thunderstorm threat.
Storms are expected to move into the mountains from Tennessee along a weak front during the afternoon and evening.
Tuesday is forecast to turn less hot and less humid, with highs easing into the mid to upper 80s before near-90 conditions return later in the week.
Did the heat warning overshadow a bigger danger as evening storms knocked out power and downed trees across western North Carolina?
After Monday’s damaging storms, is the brief cooldown enough before western North Carolina faces more rain, flooding risks, and another stormy pattern?
How should mountain communities prepare when one summer day brings 107-degree heat indexes, severe storms, and possible outages?