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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jackson MS
223 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

LAZ009-016-025-026-MSZ019-025>066-072>074-081530-
/O.NEW.KJAN.HT.Y.0014.240708T1500Z-240709T0100Z/
East Carroll-Madison LA-Tensas-Concordia-Sunflower-Leflore-
Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-
Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Issaquena-
Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-
Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-
Clarke-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson
Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
Including the cities of Meadville, West Point, Bude, Pickens,
Laurel, North Carrollton, Indianola, Hazlehurst, Conehatta,
Philadelphia, Shubuta, Jackson, Mathiston, Madison, Union,
Meridian, Rolling Fork, Prentiss, Ackerman, Lumberton,
Mayersville, West Hattiesburg, Quitman, Crystal Springs, Brandon,
Newellton, Richland, Newton, Port Gibson, Stonewall, Starkville,
Raleigh, Taylorsville, Fayette, Waterproof, Morton, Greenwood,
Lake Providence, Pearl River, Bassfield, Natchez, Tchula,
Vicksburg, Ruleville, Magee, Louisville, Brooksville, Bay
Springs, Yazoo City, Forest, Winona, Vaiden, Vidalia, Weir,
Greenville, Eupora, Goodman, Belzoni, Decatur, Grenada,
Ridgeland, Columbus, Roxie, St. Joseph, Collins, Hattiesburg,
Mendenhall, Macon, Tallulah, Ferriday, Purvis, Pearl, Mount
Olive, Brookhaven, Isola, Carrollton, Durant, Columbia, West
Ferriday, Monticello, Canton, Lexington, De Kalb, Anguilla,
Carthage, New Hebron, Wesson, Heidelberg, Kosciusko, and Scooba
223 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Louisiana and central, east central,
  north central, northeast, northwest, south central, southeast,
  southwest, and west central Mississippi.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening.

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

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.

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.

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