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WWUS74 KMEG 180239
NPWMEG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
939 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
MSZ023-024-181700-
/O.EXA.KMEG.HT.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
CHICKASAW-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OKOLONA, ABERDEEN, AMORY, AND HOUSTON
939 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106 DEGREES IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHICKASAW AND MONROE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* 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.
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.
ARZ049-058-MSZ007-010>012-020>022-181700-
/O.CON.KMEG.HT.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
LEE AR-PHILLIPS-TUNICA-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-
YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARIANNA, WATER VALLEY, COFFEEVILLE, MARKS,
CLARKSDALE, BRUCE, BATESVILLE, CALHOUN CITY, CHARLESTON,
TUNICA, AND HELENA-WEST HELENA
939 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 DEGREES IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN ARKANSAS, LEE AR AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES. IN MISSISSIPPI,
CALHOUN, COAHOMA, PANOLA, QUITMAN, TALLAHATCHIE, TUNICA, AND
YALOBUSHA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* 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.
CJC
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