Much of the Mid-South is under an excessive heat warning. Heat index values above 110 are expected.
The counties included in the Excessive Heat Warning are:Shelby, Fayette, Carroll, Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, Crockett, Madison, Lake, Obion, Weakley, Henry, Dyer and Gibson in Tennessee; Mississippi, Lee and Phillips in Arkansas; DeSoto, Marshall, Tunica, Tate, Coahoma, Quitman, Panola and Tallahatchie in Mississippi.
Several overnight cooling centers have been opened at the following locations:
For assistance with transportation, contact the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) at 901-297-1680.Memphis Union Mission, located at 383 Poplar Ave., 901-526-8403
Salvation Army, located at 696 Jackson Ave., 901-529-4545
Additional shelters call 901-529-4545
For additional questions contact the City of Memphis.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING: portions of the Mid-South have been upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning (counties in purple) for tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6th. The rest of the Mid-South remains in a Heat Advisory through Thursday night. This heat is no joke! ???️ pic.twitter.com/1TcbNTrSxw
— NWS Memphis (@NWSMemphis) July 5, 2022
