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WWUS74 KMEG 200957
NPWMEG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
457 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
ARZ048-049-058-MSZ007-008-010>017-020>024-201800-
/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 ABERDEEN, WATER VALLEY, MARIANNA, NEW ALBANY,
CALHOUN CITY, OKOLONA, SENATOBIA, TUNICA, PONTOTOC, HOUSTON,
CHARLESTON, TUPELO, CLARKSDALE, FULTON, AMORY, COFFEEVILLE, FORREST
CITY, BATESVILLE, MARKS, OXFORD, BRUCE, AND
HELENA-WEST HELENA
457 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
JAB
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