Heat Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1141 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

ARZ026>028-035-036-048-MSZ001>005-008-009-013>017-TNZ048>053-088>091-
190630-
/O.NEW.KMEG.HT.Y.0021.260819T1600Z-260820T0100Z/
Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-St. Francis-
DeSoto-Marshall-Benton MS-Tippah-Alcorn-Tate-Prentiss-Lafayette-
Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood-Crockett-
Madison-Chester-Shelby-Fayette-Hardeman-McNairy-
Including the cities of Millington, Forrest City, Olive Branch,
Harrisburg, Southaven, West Memphis, Oxford, Wynne, Senatobia,
Collierville, Booneville, Alamo, Tupelo, Bartlett, Holly Springs,
Germantown, Ashland, Bolivar, Jonesboro, Selmer, Blytheville,
Somerville, Henderson, Oakland, Ripley TN, Covington, Fulton,
Jackson, Memphis, Corinth, New Albany, Ripley MS, Pontotoc, and
Brownsville
1141 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West
  Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

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JAB