# HEADLINE
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EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 degrees.
WHERE
Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, the Missouri Bootheel, and West Tennessee.
WHEN
Until 8 PM CDT this evening.
IMPACTS
Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
ISSUED AT
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 3:58 AM CDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Memphis TN
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Gibson, Hardin, Madison, Panola, Yalobusha, Alcorn, Benton MS, Benton TN, Calhoun, Carroll, Chester, Chickasaw, Clay, Coahoma, Craighead, Crittenden, Crockett, Cross, Decatur, DeSoto, Dunklin, Dyer, Fayette, Greene, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lake, Lauderdale, Lee AR, Lee MS, Marshall, McNairy, Mississippi, Monroe, Obion, Pemiscot, Phillips, Poinsett, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Shelby, St. Francis, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tipton, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Weakley
Including the cities of Senatobia, Marks, Pontotoc, Corning, Houston, Brownsville, Selmer, Forrest City, Amory, Fulton, Jackson, Dyersburg, Memphis, Decaturville, Aberdeen, Dresden, Tupelo, Alamo, Harrisburg, Holly Springs, Marianna, Piggott, Blytheville, Huntingdon, Bartlett, Corinth, Oxford, Wynne, Collierville, Humboldt, Martin, Oakland, Olive Branch, Calhoun City, Jonesboro, Ashland, Booneville, Tunica, Paragould, Water Valley, Okolona, Covington, Milan, Parsons, Savannah, Batesville, Coffeeville, Clarksdale, Bruce, Union City, Tiptonville, Henderson, Millington, Lexington, Helena-West Helena, Somerville, Caruthersville, Iuka, Ripley MS, Germantown, New Albany, Charleston, Paris, Bolivar, Ripley TN, West Memphis, Camden, Southaven, and Kennett
