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WWUS74 KMEG 100351
NPWMEG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1051 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2026
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001-007-008-
010>012-020-TNZ001>003-019-020-048>051-088-089-101815-
/O.CON.KMEG.HT.Y.0016.260810T1600Z-260811T0100Z/
CLAY-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST.
FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-
COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-DYER-GIBSON-
LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARIANNA, CARUTHERSVILLE, COVINGTON, UNION
CITY, MARKS, KENNETT, SOUTHAVEN, RIPLEY TN, WEST MEMPHIS, MILLINGTON,
MEMPHIS, CORNING, TUNICA, BROWNSVILLE, DRESDEN, MILAN, BATESVILLE,
JONESBORO, CLARKSDALE, OAKLAND, BARTLETT, OLIVE BRANCH, COLLIERVILLE,
WYNNE, HARRISBURG, PARAGOULD, SENATOBIA, CHARLESTON, GERMANTOWN,
BLYTHEVILLE, HUMBOLDT, ALAMO, SOMERVILLE, MARTIN, TIPTONVILLE,
FORREST CITY, PIGGOTT,
DYERSBURG, AND HELENA-WEST HELENA
1051 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI, AND WEST TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
JAB
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