196  
WWUS74 KJAN 200604  
NPWJAN  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
104 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
ARZ075-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-201415-  
/O.EXT.KJAN.XH.W.0002.260720T1500Z-260722T0200Z/  
CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE VILLAGE, ISOLA, DERMOTT, EUDORA,  
CLEVELAND, INDIANOLA, RULEVILLE, BELZONI, GREENVILLE, AND  
GREENWOOD  
104 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9  
PM CDT TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113  
DEGREES EXPECTED DURING THE DAYTIME, WITH LIMITED HEAT RELIEF  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
* WHERE...BOLIVAR, HUMPHREYS, LEFLORE, SUNFLOWER, AND WASHINGTON  
COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND CHICOT COUNTY, ARKANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
ARZ074-LAZ007-015-023-MSZ026>033-037>039-044>046-051-052-201415-  
/O.EXT.KJAN.HT.Y.0009.260720T1500Z-260722T0200Z/  
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN LA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-  
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-  
LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MATHISTON, WINNSBORO, HAMBURG, MERIDIAN,  
STARKVILLE, BASTROP, DELHI, DECATUR, CARROLLTON, CONEHATTA,  
MACON, NORTH CARROLLTON, WEST POINT, RAYVILLE, CARTHAGE, UNION,  
NEWTON, BROOKSVILLE, WEIR, GRENADA, COLUMBUS, ACKERMAN, CROSSETT,  
EUPORA, PHILADELPHIA, DE KALB, SCOOBA, KOSCIUSKO, NORTH CROSSETT,  
WINONA, WEST CROSSETT, PEARL RIVER, VAIDEN, AND LOUISVILLE  
104 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 DEGREES EXPECTED DURING THE  
DAYTIME, WITH LIMITED HEAT RELIEF OVERNIGHT.  
 
* WHERE...ASHLEY COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST  
LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
LAZ008-009-016-024>026-MSZ036-040>043-047>050-053>066-072>074-201415-  
/O.EXT.KJAN.HT.Y.0010.260720T1500Z-260722T0200Z/  
WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-  
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 HEIDELBERG, PICKENS, LUMBERTON, ANGUILLA,  
MORTON, PURVIS, TALLULAH, HATTIESBURG, COLLINS, GOODMAN,  
RIDGELAND, MADISON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MEADVILLE, HAZLEHURST,  
RALEIGH, MOUNT OLIVE, BAY SPRINGS, SHUBUTA, ST. JOSEPH, DURANT,  
BRANDON, PORT GIBSON, QUITMAN, HARRISONBURG, MONTICELLO, WEST  
HATTIESBURG, MAGEE, NEW HEBRON, JONESVILLE, CANTON, EPPS, OAK  
GROVE, WEST FERRIDAY, VIDALIA, BROOKHAVEN, MAYERSVILLE,  
BASSFIELD, LAUREL, FOREST, NEWELLTON, TAYLORSVILLE, NATCHEZ,  
VICKSBURG, RICHLAND, ROLLING FORK, WESSON, STONEWALL, COLUMBIA,  
YAZOO CITY, WATERPROOF, FERRIDAY, MENDENHALL, JACKSON, BUDE,  
ROXIE, PRENTISS, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LEXINGTON, TCHULA, FAYETTE, AND  
PEARL  
104 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 DEGREES EXPECTED DURING THE  
DAYTIME, WITH LIMITED HEAT RELIEF OVERNIGHT.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH  
MISSISSIPPI.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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