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...OPPRESSIVE HEAT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH... .THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE 70S TO UPPER 70S PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...106 TO 108 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON ... CARROLL ... DECATUR ... HARDIN ... HENDERSON ... HENRY ... WEAKLEY

Instructions:

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. REMEMBER CAR INTERIORS CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.