NWS Memphis TNXH.W 0004August 14, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: DeSoto, Marshall, Benton and 36 more, MS and TN
The National Weather Service office in Memphis issued an extreme heat warning for DeSoto, Marshall, Benton and 36 more in Mississippi, Tennessee, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 16. It was the 4th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Memphis issued in 2026. Mississippi had 11 extreme heat warnings in August 2026, against 6 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Mississippi's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Memphis TN
- Area
- DeSoto, Marshall, Benton and 36 more
- State
- Mississippi
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:16 a.m. CDT, August 14, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMEG XH.W 0004
- 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. * WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Sunday. * 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.
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