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WWUS74 KJAN 161814
NPWJAN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
114 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
170215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.HT.Y.0024.250817T1500Z-250818T0100Z/
/O.CON.KJAN.HT.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-250817T0100Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH CARROLLTON, MORTON, EUDORA,
NEWELLTON, INDIANOLA, CANTON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, WEST HATTIESBURG,
WINONA, RIDGELAND, GREENVILLE, VIDALIA, CARTHAGE, JONESVILLE,
QUITMAN, STARKVILLE, KOSCIUSKO, WATERPROOF, WEST FERRIDAY, BUDE,
PICKENS, WEIR, VAIDEN, UNION, WEST POINT, MOUNT OLIVE, ROXIE,
ISOLA, ST. JOSEPH, OAK GROVE, GOODMAN, CARROLLTON, GRENADA,
BELZONI, HAMBURG, MADISON, DECATUR, DELHI, PRENTISS, SHUBUTA,
NORTH CROSSETT, MENDENHALL, FERRIDAY, RULEVILLE, GREENWOOD,
HARRISONBURG, NEW HEBRON, PEARL RIVER, COLUMBIA, DURANT, TCHULA,
WESSON, NEWTON, PORT GIBSON, STONEWALL, ACKERMAN, WINNSBORO,
CLEVELAND, BASSFIELD, ROLLING FORK, HEIDELBERG, TALLULAH,
HAZLEHURST, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOUISVILLE, BROOKHAVEN, BRANDON,
JACKSON, LAUREL, FAYETTE, MONTICELLO, PEARL, RICHLAND, BAY
SPRINGS, CROSSETT, LAKE VILLAGE, COLLINS, DERMOTT, LUMBERTON,
CONEHATTA, FOREST, PHILADELPHIA, PURVIS, SCOOBA, MATHISTON,
HATTIESBURG, LEXINGTON, MEADVILLE, MAGEE, YAZOO CITY,
BROOKSVILLE, MERIDIAN, BASTROP, COLUMBUS, RAYVILLE, EPPS, WEST
CROSSETT, ANGUILLA, EUPORA, MACON, VICKSBURG, RALEIGH,
TAYLORSVILLE, MAYERSVILLE, NATCHEZ, AND DE KALB
114 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTH
CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
RELATED 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.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
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.
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