NWS Memphis TNXH.W 0005August 16, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi and 26 more, AR and MS
The National Weather Service office in Memphis issued an extreme heat warning for Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi and 26 more in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 17. It was the 5th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Memphis issued in 2026. Arkansas had 13 extreme heat warnings in August 2026, against 8 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 24 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Memphis TN
- Area
- Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi and 26 more
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:58 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMEG XH.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
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.