Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee Moderate Heat Advisory | Effective 09/17/2026 20:23

Headline: 
Heat Advisory issued September 17 at 10:23PM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Heat Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 17, 2026 - 8:23pm
Expires: 
September 18, 2026 - 11:30am
Description: 
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Saturday. * 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; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Tunica; Tate; Prentiss; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Lafayette; Union; Pontotoc; Lee; Itawamba; Tallahatchie; Yalobusha; Calhoun; Chickasaw; Monroe; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Shelby; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov