NWS Memphis TNXH.W 0001July 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Clay, Greene, Craighead and 34 more, AR and MO
The National Weather Service office in Memphis issued an extreme heat warning for Clay, Greene, Craighead and 34 more in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on July 2. It was the 1st extreme heat warning the NWS office in Memphis issued in 2026. Arkansas had 16 extreme heat warnings in July 2026, against 8 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Memphis TN
- Area
- Clay, Greene, Craighead and 34 more
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:48 p.m. CDT, July 1, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, July 2, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, July 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMEG XH.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 expected. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until noon CDT Thursday. For the Extreme Heat Warning, from noon to 8 PM CDT Thursday. For the second Heat Advisory, from 8 PM Thursday to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.