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The National Weather Service in Memphis has continued a Heat Advisory for the Mid-South until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 2023. The counties in the advisory include:CLAY-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CRITTENDEN-DUNKLIN- PEMISCOT-DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE- PRENTISS-UNION-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PIGGOTT, CORNING, PARAGOULD, JONESBORO, HARRISBURG, BLYTHEVILLE, WEST MEMPHIS, KENNETT, CARUTHERSVILLE, SOUTHAVEN, OLIVE BRANCH, HOLLY SPRINGS, ASHLAND, RIPLEY MS, CORINTH, IUKA, SENATOBIA, BOONEVILLE, NEW ALBANY, DYERSBURG, HUMBOLDT, MILAN, RIPLEY TN, COVINGTON, BROWNSVILLE, ALAMO, JACKSON, HENDERSON, LEXINGTON, PARSONS, DECATURVILLE, BARTLETT, GERMANTOWN, COLLIERVILLE, MEMPHIS, MILLINGTON, SOMERVILLE, OAKLAND, BOLIVAR, SELMER, AND SAVANNAH 238 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE. * WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE. 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.
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