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WWUS74 KMEG 200115
NPWMEG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
815 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
ARZ048-049-058-MSZ007-008-010>017-020>024-201600-
/O.CON.KMEG.HT.Y.0023.260820T1600Z-260821T0100Z/
ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-
LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON, COFFEEVILLE, FULTON, TUNICA,
ABERDEEN, CLARKSDALE, BRUCE, FORREST CITY, OXFORD, TUPELO,
HELENA-WEST HELENA, PONTOTOC, CALHOUN CITY, BATESVILLE, MARIANNA,
MARKS, HOUSTON, AMORY, OKOLONA, SENATOBIA, NEW ALBANY, AND WATER
VALLEY
815 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* 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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