Extreme Heat Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1102 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

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TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-271700-
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Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-St.
Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Marshall-Benton
MS-Tippah-Alcorn-Tishomingo-Tunica-Tate-Prentiss-Coahoma-Quitman-
Panola-Lafayette-Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-Tallahatchie-
Yalobusha-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Monroe-Lake-Obion-Weakley-Henry-Dyer-
Gibson-Carroll-Benton TN-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood-Crockett-
Madison-Chester-Henderson-Decatur-Shelby-Fayette-Hardeman-McNairy-
Hardin-
Including the cities of Dresden, Blytheville, Piggott,
Huntingdon, Jackson, Milan, Tunica, Harrisburg, Tupelo, Bartlett,
Martin, Oakland, Amory, Somerville, Humboldt, Iuka, Brownsville,
Pontotoc, Tiptonville, Union City, Camden, Decaturville,
Collierville, Corning, Corinth, Henderson, Millington, Paragould,
Covington, Savannah, Jonesboro, Memphis, Booneville,
Caruthersville, Alamo, Selmer, Holly Springs, Batesville,
Kennett, Ripley MS, Clarksdale, Southaven, Fulton, Calhoun City,
Oxford, West Memphis, Houston, Coffeeville, Germantown, Bolivar,
Marks, New Albany, Forrest City, Parsons, Olive Branch, Okolona,
Water Valley, Marianna, Charleston, Senatobia, Paris, Aberdeen,
Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Lexington, Ashland, Bruce, Wynne, and
Helena-West Helena
1102 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107. For the
  Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index
  values up to 115 possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 9 PM CDT Sunday. For the
  Extreme Heat Watch, from Monday afternoon through Wednesday
  evening.

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

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Schlessiger