NWS Memphis TNOctober 7, 2026
Air Quality Alert: Crittenden, DeSoto and Shelby, AR and MS
The National Weather Service office in Memphis issued an air quality alert for Crittenden, DeSoto and Shelby in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on October 8.
Air Quality Alert
Issued3:00 p.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
In force from2:59 p.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
Expires5:30 p.m. CDT, October 8, 2026
In force for 26.5 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Memphis TN
- Area
- Crittenden, DeSoto and Shelby
- State
- Arkansas
- Issued
- 3:00 p.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
- In force from
- 2:59 p.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. CDT, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
AQAMEG The Shelby County Health Department has issued a Code Orange Ozone Forecast effective for Shelby County Tennessee, Crittenden County Arkansas, and DeSoto County Mississippi, including the city of Memphis for Thursday. This ozone forecast is due to forecasted ozone values that will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. These values will exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's federal safe health standard. The Shelby County Health Department recommends that sensitive groups which include active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Please continue to check the latest air quality forecasts and updates until monitored values return to safe levels. For more information go to www.airnow.gov.
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