Heat Advisory until 09:00PM Thursday
* WHAT...For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 degrees expected. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 degrees expected.
* WHERE...Alcorn, Benton MS, Lafayette, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union Counties.
* WHEN...For the Excessive Heat Warning, from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 9 PM this evening to 9 PM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MARSHALL ... BENTON ... TIPPAH ... ALCORN ... TISHOMINGO ... PRENTISS ... LAFAYETTE ... UNION
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 Oxford, MS
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-232-8073
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OXFORDMS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible 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:
- Heat Advisory