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WWUS74 KMEG 180348
NPWMEG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1048 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ007-010-011-020-
181830-
/O.NEW.KMEG.HT.Y.0008.260718T1700Z-260719T0100Z/
CLAY-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST.
FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-TUNICA-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARAGOULD, MARKS, CARUTHERSVILLE,
HARRISBURG, CHARLESTON, PIGGOTT, FORREST CITY, WYNNE, WEST
MEMPHIS, MARIANNA, CORNING, BLYTHEVILLE, JONESBORO, KENNETT,
HELENA-WEST HELENA, CLARKSDALE, AND TUNICA
1048 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, AND
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
AC3
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