# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Heat index values up to 110 expected.
WHERE
Portions of North Mississippi and West Tennessee.
WHEN
From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT Friday.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ISSUED AT
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 4:06 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.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Benton TN, Chickasaw, Henderson, Panola, Alcorn, Benton MS, Calhoun, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, DeSoto, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henry, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lake, Lauderdale, Lee MS, Madison, Marshall, McNairy, Monroe, Obion, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Shelby, Tate, Tippah, Tipton, Tishomingo, Union, Weakley, Yalobusha
Including the cities of Pontotoc, Jackson, Houston, Holly Springs, Olive Branch, Calhoun City, Senatobia, Decaturville, Alamo, Tupelo, Okolona, Collierville, Coffeeville, Camden, Huntingdon, Martin, Lexington, Ashland, Ripley TN, Milan, Brownsville, Paris, Bartlett, Corinth, Fulton, Dresden, Bolivar, Water Valley, Germantown, Oakland, Batesville, Selmer, Booneville, Union City, Humboldt, Millington, Somerville, Covington, Oxford, Tiptonville, Savannah, Southaven, New Albany, Amory, Aberdeen, Bruce, Dyersburg, Ripley MS, Memphis, Henderson, Iuka, and Parsons