NWS Memphis TNXH.W 0005August 16, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Tippah, Alcorn, Tishomingo and 2 more, MS
The National Weather Service office in Memphis issued an extreme heat warning for Tippah, Alcorn, Tishomingo and 2 more in Mississippi, 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. 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 23.3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Memphis TN
- Area
- Tippah, Alcorn, Tishomingo and 2 more
- State
- Mississippi
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:41 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. * WHERE...Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tippah, and Tishomingo Counties. * 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.