Excessive Heat Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday
* WHAT...For the first Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 112 degrees expected. For the second Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 degrees expected.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...For the first Excessive Heat Warning, from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Excessive Heat Warning, from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
* 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 ... DUNKLIN ... PEMISCOT ... DESOTO ... TUNICA ... TATE ... COAHOMA ... QUITMAN ... PANOLA ... TALLAHATCHIE ... YALOBUSHA ... LAKE ... OBION ... WEAKLEY ... DYER ... GIBSON ... LAUDERDALE ... TIPTON ... HAYWOOD ... CROCKETT ... MADISON ... 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
Jackson Tennessee Police Department
234 Institute St
Jackson, TN 38301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-425-8400
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JAXTNPD 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