Excessive Heat Warning until 08:00PM Tuesday
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 112 degrees expected.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY ... GREENE ... CRAIGHEAD ... POINSETT ... CROSS ... CRITTENDEN ... ST. FRANCIS ... LEE ... PHILLIPS ... DESOTO ... TUNICA ... TATE ... COAHOMA ... QUITMAN ... PANOLA ... TALLAHATCHIE ... YALOBUSHA ... SHELBY
Instructions:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Address/Location
City of Olive Branch
9200 Pigeon Roost Rd
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-892-9200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OLIVEBRANCH followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Warning