Excessive Heat Watch until 08:00PM Wednesday
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113 degrees possible.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY ... GREENE ... CRAIGHEAD ... POINSETT ... MISSISSIPPI ... CROSS ... CRITTENDEN ... ST. FRANCIS ... LEE ... PHILLIPS ... DESOTO ... TUNICA ... TATE ... COAHOMA ... QUITMAN ... PANOLA ... TALLAHATCHIE ... YALOBUSHA ... CALHOUN ... CHICKASAW ... MONROE ... LAUDERDALE ... TIPTON ... HAYWOOD ... SHELBY ... FAYETTE
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:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Watch