Drew, MS Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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State: MS Alerts: 2 Updated: Sep 16, 2026 8:51pm CDT

Air Quality Alert

Area
Crittenden; DeSoto; Shelby

Air Quality Alert issued September 16 at 3:29PM 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 Thursday. 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.

Severity
Unknown

Certainty
Unknown

Urgency
Unknown

Published
September 16th, 2026 03:29:00 pm CDT

Effective
September 16th, 2026 03:29:00 pm CDT

Expires
September 17th, 2026 05:30:00 pm CDT

Heat Advisory

Area
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Tunica; Tate; Prentiss; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Lafayette; Union; Pontotoc; Lee; Itawamba; Tallahatchie; Yalobusha; Calhoun; Chickasaw; Monroe; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Shelby; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin

Heat Advisory issued September 16 at 10:59AM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Severity
Moderate

Certainty
Likely

Urgency
Expected

Published
September 16th, 2026 10:59:00 am CDT

Effective
September 16th, 2026 10:59:00 am CDT

Expires
September 17th, 2026 01:00:00 am CDT

SAFETY and DATA MESSAGE

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Drew.

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Disclaimer

This severe weather alerts report is valid for ZIP code 38737, accurately covering the area of Drew, MS.