⚠️ Extreme Heat Warning – Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; Tunica; Coahoma; Quitman; Tallahatchie – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Extreme Heat Warning issued August 12 at 4:06AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 112
expected.

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

* WHEN…From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

Instructions

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

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