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Caruthersville Public Safety
Friday August 16th, 2024 :: 02:30 p.m. CDT

Alert

Heat Advisory until 09:00PM Saturday

* WHAT...For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 degrees. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 106 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 9 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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 ... DUNKLIN ... PEMISCOT ... DESOTO ... TATE ... PANOLA ... YALOBUSHA ... LAKE ... OBION ... DYER ... LAUDERDALE ... TIPTON ... 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
Caruthersville Public Safety
1400 S Ward Ave
Caruthersville, MO 63830

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-333-2353

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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

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