Headline:
Extreme Heat Warning issued August 12 at 4:06AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Extreme Heat Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 12, 2026 - 2:06am
Expires:
August 12, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
* 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.
Instruction:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description:
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; Tunica; Coahoma; Quitman; Tallahatchie
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov