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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1144 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001-007-008-
010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-190500-
/O.CAN.KMEG.XH.A.0002.250819T0300Z-250820T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.XH.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250820T0100Z/
Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-St.
Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Tunica-Tate-
Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale-
Tipton-Shelby-
Including the cities of Paragould, Charleston, Millington,
Dyersburg, Marks, Jonesboro, Germantown, Caruthersville, Forrest
City, Union City, Batesville, Kennett, Covington, Corning, Olive
Branch, Tunica, Clarksdale, Blytheville, Senatobia, West Memphis,
Tiptonville, Piggott, Memphis, Bartlett, Helena-West Helena,
Southaven, Marianna, Harrisburg, Collierville, Ripley TN, and
Wynne
1144 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Tuesday.

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

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.

&&

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-021>024-TNZ003-004-020>022-050>055-089>092-
190500-
/O.CON.KMEG.HT.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-250820T0100Z/
Marshall-Benton MS-Tippah-Alcorn-Tishomingo-Prentiss-Lafayette-
Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-Yalobusha-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Monroe-
Weakley-Henry-Gibson-Carroll-Benton TN-Haywood-Crockett-Madison-
Chester-Henderson-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-McNairy-Hardin-
Including the cities of New Albany, Martin, Houston, Oakland,
Bolivar, Alamo, Jackson, Parsons, Huntingdon, Selmer, Okolona,
Pontotoc, Tupelo, Bruce, Ashland, Iuka, Brownsville,
Decaturville, Booneville, Coffeeville, Savannah, Aberdeen,
Fulton, Camden, Water Valley, Humboldt, Amory, Henderson, Holly
Springs, Oxford, Lexington, Dresden, Paris, Somerville, Calhoun
City, Corinth, Milan, and Ripley MS
1144 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107.

* WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

&&

$$

SJM