The excessive heat warning that’s been in effect for a couple of local counties has been expanded to the east and now includes Attala, Choctaw and Montgomery counties. Holmes and Carroll counties were already under the warning until 7 pm. The rest of this area remains under a heat advisory. The National Weather Service’s updated forecast calls for the heat index this afternoon to top out around 112 in Durant, 111 in Kosciusko, 110 in Carthage and 109 in Philadelphia.
