Marshall County, MS
Alerts
Alerts are listed in order of start time and level of severity. Click on the alert title to read details for each alert.
In effect from Monday 09/14 10:03 PM CDT – Tuesday 09/15 7:00 PM CDT
Issued by NWS Memphis TN
What
Heat index values up to 110 degrees expected.
Where
Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee.
When
Until 7 PM CDT Tuesday.
Impacts
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
What to Do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Areas Impacted
- Clay
- Greene
- Craighead
- Poinsett
- Mississippi
- Cross
- Crittenden
- St. Francis
- Lee
- Phillips
- Dunklin
- Pemiscot
- DeSoto
- Marshall
- Benton
- Tippah
- Alcorn
- Tishomingo
- Tunica
- Tate
- Prentiss
- Coahoma
- Quitman
- Panola
- Lafayette
- Union
- Pontotoc
- Lee
- Itawamba
- Tallahatchie
- Yalobusha
- Calhoun
- Chickasaw
- Monroe
- Lake
- Obion
- Weakley
- Henry
- Dyer
- Gibson
- Carroll
- Benton
- Lauderdale
- Tipton
- Haywood
- Crockett
- Madison
- Chester
- Henderson
- Decatur
- Shelby
- Fayette
- Hardeman
- McNairy
- Hardin
Tips to Stay Safe
A Heat Advisory means dangerous heat conditions are happening now or soon. Take action before, during and after the heat to stay safe.
- Stay in air-conditioned spaces if possible. Find cooling centers or places with AC in your community that you can go to, like libraries or shopping malls.
- Stay hydrated and stock up on clean drinking water to get you through multiple days of heat.
- Reschedule outdoor activities for cooler times of the day, and take breaks in the shade or air conditioning.
- Cover windows with curtains or shades, or use window reflectors designed to reflect heat back outside.
- Check on friends, family, and neighbors, especially those who do not have air conditioning or spend much of their time alone.
Make sure you know the signs of heat-related illness and how to respond.
Briefings
From the Forecaster
Heat Advisory Through Tomorrow
Created by the NWS Memphis WFO
A Heat Advisory is in effect areawide through Tuesday. Heat index values will range between 105 and 109 degrees. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Seven-day Weather Risk Overview
The graphic shows the daily risk summary for 7 days. Daily risk is based on highest risk factor for that day.
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