⚠️ Heat Advisory – Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Tallahatchie; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Dyer; Gibson; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Shelby; Fayette – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 9 at 11:08AM CDT until August 10 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

* WHAT…Heat index values up to 107 expected.

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

* WHEN…From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday.

* 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.