Extreme Heat Warning
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Sun 08/16/2026 09:41 PM EDTEnd Time
Mon 08/17/2026 09:00 PM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Locations Affected
Memphis, TN ∙ Jonesboro, AR ∙ Bartlett, TN ∙ Southaven, MS ∙ Albin, MS ∙ Coffeeville, MS ∙ Houlka, MS ∙ Bigbee, MS ∙ Brookland, AR ∙ Goodwin, ARFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 841 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday. * 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.
Technical Header
ARZ026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>016-020>024- TNZ048-049-088-089-171800- /O.CON.KMEG.XH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260818T0100Z/ Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-DeSoto-Marshall-Benton MS-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma-Quitman- Panola-Lafayette-Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Tallahatchie-Yalobusha- Calhoun-Chickasaw-Monroe-Lauderdale-Tipton-Shelby-Fayette- Including the cities of Charleston, Ashland, Oxford, Marks, Germantown, Helena-West Helena, Wynne, Millington, Southaven, Batesville, Somerville, Calhoun City, West Memphis, Jonesboro, Tunica, Bartlett, Houston, Blytheville, Water Valley, Senatobia, Holly Springs, Amory, Olive Branch, Bruce, New Albany, Tupelo, Clarksdale, Coffeeville, Oakland, Marianna, Aberdeen, Harrisburg, Okolona, Ripley TN, Forrest City, Pontotoc, Covington, Memphis, and Collierville 841 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
