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WWUS74 KMEG 170058
NPWMEG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
758 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
ARZ026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>016-020>024-
TNZ048-049-088-089-171800-
/O.CAN.KMEG.XH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260818T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.XH.W.0005.260817T0100Z-260818T0100Z/
CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE
AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-
PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON, ASHLAND, OXFORD, MARKS,
GERMANTOWN, HELENA-WEST HELENA, WYNNE, MILLINGTON, SOUTHAVEN,
BATESVILLE, SOMERVILLE, CALHOUN CITY, WEST MEMPHIS, JONESBORO,
TUNICA, BARTLETT, HOUSTON, BLYTHEVILLE, WATER VALLEY, SENATOBIA,
HOLLY SPRINGS, AMORY, OLIVE BRANCH, BRUCE, NEW ALBANY, TUPELO,
CLARKSDALE, COFFEEVILLE, OAKLAND, MARIANNA, ABERDEEN, HARRISBURG,
OKOLONA, RIPLEY TN, FORREST CITY, PONTOTOC, COVINGTON, MEMPHIS, AND
COLLIERVILLE
758 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 111
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, AND WEST
TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY.
* 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.
ARZ009-018-MOZ113-115-MSZ004>006-009-017-TNZ001>004-019>022-050>055-
090>092-171800-
/O.EXP.KMEG.XH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.HT.Y.0019.260817T0100Z-260818T0100Z/
CLAY-GREENE-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-
ITAWAMBA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN-
HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-
HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARUTHERSVILLE, RIPLEY MS, UNION CITY,
BOLIVAR, ALAMO, BROWNSVILLE, PARIS, FULTON, KENNETT, HUNTINGDON,
SELMER, CORNING, HUMBOLDT, JACKSON, BOONEVILLE, DRESDEN, TIPTONVILLE,
PIGGOTT, IUKA, MILAN, CORINTH, SAVANNAH, PARAGOULD, LEXINGTON,
PARSONS, HENDERSON, DECATURVILLE, CAMDEN, DYERSBURG, AND MARTIN
758 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI, AND WEST TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY.
* 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.
AEH
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