Heat Advisory
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Wed 08/19/2026 12:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Wed 08/19/2026 09:00 PM EDTSignificance
AdvisoryImpacts
Low impact
Full Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 1131 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi and West Tennessee. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday. * 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.
Technical Header
MSZ002>005-009-013>017-021>024-TNZ048-050>053-089>091-191715- /O.CAN.KMEG.HT.Y.0021.260819T1600Z-260820T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.HT.Y.0022.260819T1600Z-260820T0100Z/ Marshall-Benton MS-Tippah-Alcorn-Prentiss-Lafayette-Union- Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-Yalobusha-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Monroe- Lauderdale-Haywood-Crockett-Madison-Chester-Fayette-Hardeman-McNairy- Including the cities of Corinth, Okolona, Amory, New Albany, Bruce, Henderson, Pontotoc, Ripley MS, Oxford, Brownsville, Calhoun City, Ripley TN, Alamo, Bolivar, Water Valley, Oakland, Coffeeville, Fulton, Ashland, Tupelo, Holly Springs, Booneville, Somerville, Houston, Jackson, Selmer, and Aberdeen 1131 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
