Afternoon heat indices are expected to remain well above 100 over the next several days, according to the US National Weather Service Memphis Tennessee.
The heat could moderate early next week, although the source said that possibility is uncertain. People who must be outside were advised to be careful and hydrate.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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