⚠️ Heat Advisory – Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tate; Panola; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Shelby; Fayette – Sunday, July 19, 2026

Heat Advisory issued July 19 at 11:47AM CDT until July 21 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

* WHAT…For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108.
For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 113 expected.

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

* WHEN…For the first Heat Advisory, until 9 PM CDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from 10 AM Monday to 9 PM CDT
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.