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WWUS74 KJAN 191553
NPWJAN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1053 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026
MSZ026>033-035>058-200100-
/O.CON.KJAN.HT.Y.0039.260919T1700Z-260920T0100Z/
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANGUILLA, PHILADELPHIA, CANTON, BELZONI,
BRANDON, MERIDIAN, WEIR, DURANT, TAYLORSVILLE, GRENADA, LEXINGTON,
RICHLAND, YAZOO CITY, MENDENHALL, BAY SPRINGS, KOSCIUSKO, ISOLA,
RALEIGH, MAGEE, COLUMBUS, ACKERMAN, WEST POINT, BROOKSVILLE, EUPORA,
DE KALB, VAIDEN, TCHULA, NEWTON, MACON, GOODMAN, MATHISTON, JACKSON,
MORTON, PORT GIBSON, CARTHAGE, PEARL RIVER, UNION, NORTH CARROLLTON,
VICKSBURG, WINONA, WESSON, STARKVILLE, RIDGELAND, CRYSTAL SPRINGS,
HAZLEHURST, PEARL, QUITMAN, CARROLLTON, SCOOBA, FOREST, CONEHATTA,
SHUBUTA, LOUISVILLE, HEIDELBERG, MAYERSVILLE, ROLLING FORK, DECATUR,
MADISON, PICKENS, AND STONEWALL
1053 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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