Greenville, SC- A Heat Advisory is now in effect across Upstate South Carolina and portions of western North Carolina, with heat index values expected to reach as high as 107 degrees this afternoon — levels that health officials warn can become life-threatening in a matter of hours if residents are not careful.
The advisory runs from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and covers a wide stretch of communities including Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Laurens, Union, Newberry, Gaffney, and Chester in South Carolina, as well as Forest City, Shelby, and Lincolnton across the state line in North Carolina.
Heat index forecast 105°F to 107°F across the advisory zone — advisory in effect 12 p.m. to 8 p.m…