Active AlertsTupelo, MS

What: Heat index values up to 109.
Where: Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee MS, Monroe, Pontotoc, Union, and Yalobusha Counties.
When: Until 8 PM CDT Friday.
Impacts: Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.