Headline:
Extreme Heat Watch issued June 28 at 11:41AM CDT until July 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Extreme Heat Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 28, 2026 - 9:41am
Expires:
June 28, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 degrees.
For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat
index values up to 111 degrees possible.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast
Missouri, and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory and second Heat Advisory, until
6 AM CDT Wednesday. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Wednesday
morning through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high
humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Instruction:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description:
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Tunica; Tate; Prentiss; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Tallahatchie; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Shelby; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender: