Weather Alerts For Paragould, AR

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 105. WHERE Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. WHEN Until 8 PM CDT Saturday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Memphis TN HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Chester, Gibson, Panola, Yalobusha, Alcorn, Benton MS, Benton TN, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Clay, Coahoma, Craighead, Crittenden, Crockett, Cross, Decatur, DeSoto, Dunklin, Dyer, Fayette, Greene, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lake, Lauderdale, Lee AR, Lee MS, Madison, 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 Ripley MS, Humboldt, Harrisburg, Ripley TN, Coffeeville, Blytheville, Decaturville, Tunica, Parsons, Bolivar, Caruthersville, Dresden, Somerville, Union City, Charleston, Covington, Memphis, Dyersburg, Tiptonville, Oakland, Marianna, Aberdeen, Amory, Brownsville, Olive Branch, Water Valley, Savannah, Milan, Henderson, Wynne, Corinth, Calhoun City, Jackson, Bruce, Iuka, Tupelo, Paris, Lexington, Corning, Germantown, Holly Springs, Alamo, West Memphis, Pontotoc, Bartlett, Southaven, Huntingdon, Collierville, Fulton, Piggott, Jonesboro, Oxford, Camden, Helena-West Helena, Marks, Paragould, Forrest City, New Albany, Ashland, Houston, Senatobia, Martin, Kennett, Batesville, Millington, Selmer, Okolona, Booneville, and Clarksdale

Pollen Index: 10.5 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods and Nettle. Pollen concentrations for Saturday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This forecast of lower pollen concentration is based on falling temperatures, higher dew points and lack of strong winds.