Heat Advisory until 08:00PM Tuesday
* WHAT...For both Heat Advisories, heat index values up to 110 degrees are expected.
* WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MARSHALL ... BENTON ... TIPPAH ... ALCORN ... TISHOMINGO ... PRENTISS ... LAFAYETTE ... UNION ... PONTOTOC ... LEE ... ITAWAMBA ... CALHOUN ... CHICKASAW ... MONROE ... HENRY ... CARROLL ... BENTON ... CHESTER ... HENDERSON ... DECATUR ... HARDEMAN ... MCNAIRY ... HARDIN
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