Extreme Heat Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1057 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
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Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-St.
Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Tunica-Tate-
Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale-
Tipton-Shelby-
Including the cities of Helena-West Helena, Memphis, Millington,
Wynne, Collierville, Bartlett, Forrest City, Jonesboro,
Batesville, Covington, Charleston, Caruthersville, Senatobia,
West Memphis, Blytheville, Tunica, Clarksdale, Dyersburg, Marks,
Union City, Germantown, Ripley TN, Piggott, Marianna, Paragould,
Harrisburg, Corning, Kennett, Tiptonville, Southaven, and Olive
Branch
1057 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT MONDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions
with heat index values up to 112. For the Extreme Heat Watch,
dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast
Missouri, and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 10 PM CDT Monday. For
the Extreme Heat Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday
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.
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