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WWUS74 KJAN 180333
NPWJAN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1033 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
181415-
/O.CON.KJAN.HT.Y.0020.260818T1600Z-260819T0100Z/
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 CONEHATTA, BELZONI, GREENVILLE, GOODMAN,
FERRIDAY, VICKSBURG, JACKSON, HATTIESBURG, BROOKSVILLE, YAZOO CITY,
LAUREL, HAMBURG, NEW HEBRON, RIDGELAND, COLLINS, RULEVILLE, WEST
HATTIESBURG, VIDALIA, MADISON, EUDORA, ANGUILLA, BASTROP, LAKE
VILLAGE, PRENTISS, NATCHEZ, LUMBERTON, COLUMBUS, WEIR, COLUMBIA,
STONEWALL, NEWELLTON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MERIDIAN, MEADVILLE, PURVIS,
ACKERMAN, MENDENHALL, CARTHAGE, UNION, RAYVILLE, WEST POINT, FAYETTE,
PHILADELPHIA, CANTON, WESSON, TCHULA, NEWTON, TALLULAH, WINNSBORO,
NORTH CARROLLTON, GREENWOOD, VAIDEN, BRANDON, JONESVILLE,
HARRISONBURG, KOSCIUSKO, CLEVELAND, HAZLEHURST, BAY SPRINGS, MAGEE,
LAKE PROVIDENCE, FOREST, DE KALB, RICHLAND, BASSFIELD, BROOKHAVEN,
ISOLA, MATHISTON, LEXINGTON, DECATUR, ROXIE, TAYLORSVILLE, EPPS, WEST
FERRIDAY, GRENADA, PICKENS, ROLLING FORK, INDIANOLA, WATERPROOF,
STARKVILLE,
HEIDELBERG, CARROLLTON, PEARL RIVER, ST. JOSEPH, MOUNT OLIVE,
SHUBUTA, PORT GIBSON, DELHI, LOUISVILLE, CROSSETT, WINONA, MORTON,
OAK GROVE, MONTICELLO, QUITMAN, NORTH CROSSETT, EUPORA, DURANT,
DERMOTT, MAYERSVILLE, PEARL, MACON, SCOOBA, BUDE, RALEIGH, AND WEST
CROSSETT
1033 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS
OF 110 DEGREES AND PEAKING AROUND 115 DEGREES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST, CENTRAL, NORTH AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI,
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
RELATED ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WILL NOT BRING MUCH
RELIEF AS THEY STRUGGLE TO FALL BELOW 80 IN SOME CASES. THE THREAT
FOR DANGEROUS HEAT WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
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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