Extreme Heat Warning
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Tue 07/28/2026 04:58 AM EDTEnd Time
Tue 07/28/2026 09:00 PM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Locations Affected
Memphis, TN ∙ Jonesboro, AR ∙ Jackson, TN ∙ Bartlett, TN ∙ Southaven, MS ∙ Boydsville, AR ∙ West Helena, AR ∙ Dumas, MS ∙ Mattson, MS ∙ Pope, MSFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 358 AM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, the Missouri Bootheel, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
Technical Header
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-020>024- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-290100- /O.CON.KMEG.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260729T0100Z/ 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 Senatobia, Marks, Pontotoc, Corning, Houston, Brownsville, Selmer, Forrest City, Amory, Fulton, Jackson, Dyersburg, Memphis, Decaturville, Aberdeen, Dresden, Tupelo, Alamo, Harrisburg, Holly Springs, Marianna, Piggott, Blytheville, Huntingdon, Bartlett, Corinth, Oxford, Wynne, Collierville, Humboldt, Martin, Oakland, Olive Branch, Calhoun City, Jonesboro, Ashland, Booneville, Tunica, Paragould, Water Valley, Okolona, Covington, Milan, Parsons, Savannah, Batesville, Coffeeville, Clarksdale, Bruce, Union City, Tiptonville, Henderson, Millington, Lexington, Helena-West Helena, Somerville, Caruthersville, Iuka, Ripley MS, Germantown, New Albany, Charleston, Paris, Bolivar, Ripley TN, West Memphis, Camden, Southaven, and Kennett 358 AM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
