Excessive Heat — Orange, North Carolina

2025-06-24 · Orange, North Carolina

Event narrative

Heat indices were around 110 degrees.

Wider weather episode

An anomalously strong high over the southern Appalachians produced very hot and humid conditions during the day with an extreme heat warning. Heat indices were as high as 115 degrees across the eastern Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Sandhills of central North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.