Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee Moderate Heat Advisory | Effective 09/12/2026 09:50

Headline: 
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 11:50AM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Heat Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 12, 2026 - 9:50am
Expires: 
September 12, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional Heat Advisory issuances are expected into the middle of next week.
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; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Tallahatchie; Lauderdale; Tipton; Shelby
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov