498  
WWUS74 KJAN 191511  
NPWJAN  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
1011 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
ARZ075-LAZ008-009-016-024>026-MSZ018-019-025-034>036-040>043-047>050-  
053>066-072>074-200400-  
/O.CON.KJAN.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260721T0000Z/  
CHICOT-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-  
CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-  
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-  
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-  
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-  
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOODMAN, MENDENHALL, COLLINS, DURANT,  
WATERPROOF, PICKENS, RIDGELAND, NEW HEBRON, PURVIS, MONTICELLO,  
NEWELLTON, EUDORA, DERMOTT, LAKE PROVIDENCE, ROXIE, CANTON,  
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, ST. JOSEPH, VICKSBURG, ANGUILLA, OAK GROVE,  
WESSON, BAY SPRINGS, RICHLAND, RULEVILLE, MAYERSVILLE,  
HAZLEHURST, STONEWALL, FERRIDAY, BROOKHAVEN, BASSFIELD, MOUNT  
OLIVE, VIDALIA, TAYLORSVILLE, JONESVILLE, WEST HATTIESBURG,  
MEADVILLE, JACKSON, WEST FERRIDAY, FOREST, RALEIGH, GREENWOOD,  
HARRISONBURG, BELZONI, MORTON, LUMBERTON, HEIDELBERG, COLUMBIA,  
BRANDON, LEXINGTON, PRENTISS, CLEVELAND, LAKE VILLAGE,  
GREENVILLE, NATCHEZ, HATTIESBURG, LAUREL, BUDE, ROLLING FORK,  
PORT GIBSON, PEARL, SHUBUTA, YAZOO CITY, EPPS, INDIANOLA,  
FAYETTE, TALLULAH, MADISON, MAGEE, ISOLA, TCHULA, AND QUITMAN  
1011 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 105 F DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND  
CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, SOUTH CENTRAL,  
SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LITTLE RELIEF EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  
 
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.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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