Brutal heat again smacks Carolina’s coast

MORNING HEADLINES | South Carolina’s bleak week of heat continues in the days ahead as the coast will be under another extreme heat warning from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. The feels-like heat index temperatures are again expected in the triple digits, forecasters.

Officials say a heat warning impacts Berkeley, Charleston, coastal Colleton, Georgetown and Williamsburg counties. Residents can expect “dangerously hot conditions” with heat index values up to 113 degrees in some places.

“Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events,” according to one weather forecast…

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