# HEADLINE
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EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 114.
WHERE
Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee.
WHEN
Until 8 PM CDT Tuesday.
IMPACTS
Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
ISSUED AT
Monday, July 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM 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.
# 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 Huntingdon, Charleston, Lexington, Caruthersville, New Albany, Jackson, Decaturville, Corning, Helena-West Helena, Humboldt, Memphis, Jonesboro, Calhoun City, Okolona, Iuka, Aberdeen, Oakland, Millington, Booneville, Bartlett, Senatobia, Kennett, Tupelo, Somerville, Covington, Savannah, Ashland, Paragould, Harrisburg, Paris, Water Valley, Pontotoc, Camden, West Memphis, Fulton, Marianna, Tunica, Clarksdale, Forrest City, Batesville, Dresden, Union City, Germantown, Parsons, Amory, Bolivar, Blytheville, Selmer, Milan, Olive Branch, Ripley TN, Coffeeville, Henderson, Piggott, Tiptonville, Wynne, Holly Springs, Brownsville, Dyersburg, Bruce, Collierville, Ripley MS, Marks, Oxford, Houston, Corinth, Southaven, Martin, and Alamo
