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Extreme Heat Warning: Chicot; West Carroll; East Carroll; Madison; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Simpson; Smith; Jasper; Clarke; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln; Lawrence; Jefferson Davis; Covington; Jones; Marion; Lamar; Forrest

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-08-16 20:37ingested 2026-08-17 06:53

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Extreme Heat Warning — Chicot; West Carroll; East Carroll; Madison; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Simpson; Smith; Jasper; Clarke; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln; Lawrence; Jefferson Davis; Covington; Jones; Marion; Lamar; Forrest Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values in excess of 110 degrees and peaking around 115 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of west, central, north and south Mississippi, southeast Arkansas, and northeast Louisiana. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight low temperatures are expected to range from the mid to upper 70s through the same time frame.

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