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WWUS74 KMEG 161047
NPWMEG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
547 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ007-010-011-020-
161900-
/O.CON.KMEG.XH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
CLAY-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST.
FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-TUNICA-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO, PIGGOTT, WEST MEMPHIS,
CARUTHERSVILLE, CLARKSDALE, CHARLESTON, HELENA-WEST HELENA,
WYNNE, TUNICA, FORREST CITY, HARRISBURG, MARKS, PARAGOULD, KENNETT,
CORNING, MARIANNA, AND BLYTHEVILLE
547 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 114.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
MSZ001>006-008-009-012>017-021>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-
088>092-161900-
/O.CON.KMEG.XH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-
PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-
CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
BENTON TN-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-
HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMORY, UNION CITY, WATER VALLEY, PONTOTOC,
TIPTONVILLE, OAKLAND, OXFORD, FULTON, NEW ALBANY, HOUSTON, BRUCE,
CORINTH, ABERDEEN, PARIS, HUNTINGDON, RIPLEY TN, DECATURVILLE,
ASHLAND, OKOLONA, MILLINGTON, MILAN, SELMER, HUMBOLDT, JACKSON,
BOONEVILLE, IUKA, MEMPHIS, SOUTHAVEN, DYERSBURG, BARTLETT,
COLLIERVILLE, RIPLEY MS, COFFEEVILLE, GERMANTOWN, BROWNSVILLE,
HENDERSON, BOLIVAR, COVINGTON, CAMDEN, TUPELO, CALHOUN CITY, ALAMO,
SOMERVILLE, DRESDEN, SAVANNAH, LEXINGTON, MARTIN, PARSONS,
BATESVILLE, SENATOBIA, OLIVE BRANCH, AND HOLLY SPRINGS
547 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
AC3
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