HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
EXTREME HEAT WARNING shown in purple
Most of the local area will remain under a heat advisory through this evening, with an extreme heat warning covering areas including Holmes and Carroll counties from 10 am until 9 pm today.
Afternoon highs are forecast in the mid 90s in Philadelphia and Carthage through Wednesday and in the upper 90s in Kosciusko and Durant today. Add in the humidity, and we’ll get heat index readings ranging from 107 in Philadelphia today to 108 in Kosciusko and Carthage and 112 in Durant. Wednesday won’t be much better as the heat index is forecast to top out at 107 in Kosciusko and Philadelphia, 108 in Carthage and 109 in Durant. The heat is forecast to ease up on Thursday with highs in the lower 90s.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Bertha is moving slowly through the northern Gulf but the current forecast keeps the center of the storm offshore as it heads westward past the Mississippi coast toward Louisiana on Wednesday. A tropical storm warning and a storm surge watch have been issued for the Mississippi coast.
