Headline:
Heat Advisory issued August 16 at 7:58PM CDT until August 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Heat Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 5:58pm
Expires:
August 17, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast
Missouri, and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Instruction:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description:
Clay; Greene; Dunklin; Pemiscot; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Prentiss; Itawamba; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov