Data source: National Weather Service (NWS)

Extreme Heat

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM EDT

Areas affected: Clay; Greene; Dunklin; Pemiscot; Marshall; Lafayette; Yalobusha; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Fayette; Hardeman

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 12:07PM CDT until September 9 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

- WHAT...Heat index values up to 108\.

• WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee.

• WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

• IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

What 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: NWS Memphis TN

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM EDT

Areas affected: Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Tallahatchie; Lauderdale; Tipton; Shelby

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 12:07PM CDT until September 9 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

- WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108\. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107 expected.

• WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee.

• WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday.

• IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

What 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: NWS Memphis TN

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM EDT

Areas affected: Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Tallahatchie; Lauderdale; Tipton; Shelby

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 12:07PM CDT until September 10 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

- WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108\. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107 expected.

• WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee.

• WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday.

• IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

What 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: NWS Memphis TN

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT

Areas affected: Marion; Baxter; Fulton; Sharp; Randolph; Stone; Izard; Independence; Lawrence; Cleburne; Garland; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Dallas; Cleveland; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Drew; Boone County Except Southwest; Newton County Higher Elevations; Searcy County Lower Elevations; Southern Johnson County; Southern Pope County; Southeast Van Buren County; Western and Northern Logan County; Northern Scott County; Northwest Yell County; Polk County Lower Elevations; Central and Eastern Montgomery County; Boone County Higher Elevations; Newton County Lower Elevations; Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations; Johnson County Higher Elevations; Pope County Higher Elevations; Van Buren County Higher Elevations; Southern and Eastern Logan County; Central and Southern Scott County; Yell Excluding Northwest; Northern Polk County Higher Elevations; Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations; Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations; Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations; Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 12:03PM CDT until September 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

- WHAT...Heat index values up to 109\.

• WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas.

• WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

• IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

What 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: NWS Little Rock AR

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT

Areas affected: Jackson; Conway; Faulkner; White; Woodruff; Perry; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Grant; Jefferson; Arkansas; Lincoln; Desha

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 12:03PM CDT until September 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

- WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.

• WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, and southeast Arkansas.

• WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday.

• IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

What to do: Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

Source: NWS Little Rock AR

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT

Areas affected: Jackson; Conway; Faulkner; White; Woodruff; Perry; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Grant; Jefferson; Arkansas; Lincoln; Desha

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 12:03PM CDT until September 10 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

- WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.

• WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, and southeast Arkansas.

• WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday.

• IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

What to do: Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

Source: NWS Little Rock AR

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT

Areas affected: Benton; Carroll; Washington; Madison; Northern Crawford; Northern Franklin; Southern Sebastian; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Pawnee; Delaware; Creek; Okfuskee; Cherokee; Adair; Pittsburg; Latimer; Western Osage; Northern Sequoyah; Northeast Osage; Central Le Flore; Southeast Osage; Southern Le Flore

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 10:53AM CDT until September 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

- WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected.

• WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma.

• WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

• IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities.

What to do: Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Source: NWS Tulsa OK

Heat Advisory (ADVISORY) - expires September 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT

Areas affected: Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine

Heat Advisory issued September 9 at 3:03AM CDT until September 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

- WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 are expected.

• WHERE...Much of south central and southwest Arkansas, north central and northwest Louisiana, deep east and northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma.

• WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening.

• IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

What 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: NWS Shreveport LA

Air Quality

Air Quality Alert (ADVISORY) - expires September 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT

Areas affected: Crittenden; DeSoto; Shelby

Air Quality Alert issued September 9 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

AQAMEG

The Shelby County Health Department has issued a Code Orange Ozone Forecast effective for Shelby County Tennessee, Crittenden County Arkansas, and DeSoto County Mississippi, including the city of Memphis for today. This ozone forecast is due to forecasted ozone values that will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. These values will exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's federal safe health standard. The Shelby County Health Department recommends that sensitive groups which include active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

Please continue to check the latest air quality forecasts and updates until monitored values return to safe levels. For more information go to www.airnow.gov.

Source: NWS Memphis TN

Air Quality Alert (ADVISORY) - expires September 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT

Areas affected: Crittenden; DeSoto; Shelby

Air Quality Alert issued September 8 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

AQAMEG

The Shelby County Health Department has issued a Code Orange Ozone Forecast effective for Shelby County Tennessee, Crittenden County Arkansas, and DeSoto County Mississippi, including the city of Memphis for Wednesday. This ozone forecast is due to forecasted ozone values that will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. These values will exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's federal safe health standard. The Shelby County Health Department recommends that sensitive groups which include active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

Please continue to check the latest air quality forecasts and updates until monitored values return to safe levels. For more information go to www.airnow.gov.

Source: NWS Memphis TN

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