Heat Advisory Extended Through 8 PM CDT Saturday for Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi
The National Weather Service has extended the Heat Advisory for Saturday, August 22, 2026, now in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 21, 2026, 11:56 a.m. ET
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Aug 21, 2026, 12:06 p.m. ET
Heat Advisory for Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana and Surrounding Areas Until 8 PM CDT Saturday
The National Weather Service New Orleans LA has issued a Heat Advisory for portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, including Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, and East Feliciana, in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday, August 22, 2026. The advisory covers 49 zones, including Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany parishes in Louisiana, and Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, Walthall, Pearl River, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties in Mississippi.
Heat index values up to 112 degrees are expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. The advisory urges residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check on relatives and neighbors. For outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location; heat stroke is an emergency and 9 1 1 should be called.
Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET
Heat Advisory for Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana and Other Areas Until 8 PM CDT Saturday
The National Weather Service New Orleans LA has issued a Heat Advisory in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday, August 22, 2026, for portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, including Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, and East Feliciana parishes. The advisory covers 49 zones, including those and other areas such as East Baton Rouge, Orleans, and St. Tammany parishes, as well as Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties in Mississippi.
According to the advisory, heat index values up to 112 degrees are expected. The Weather Service states that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses, and that heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
Residents are advised to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check on relatives and neighbors. The advisory recommends wearing lightweight and loose fitting clothing, limiting strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and taking action when seeing symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location; heat stroke is an emergency and 9 1 1 should be called.
The advisory expires at 8 PM CDT Saturday.
Aug 21, 2026, 11:56 a.m. ETFirst report
Heat Advisory for Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana and Other Areas from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday
The National Weather Service New Orleans LA has issued a Heat Advisory for Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT. The advisory covers portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, including Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, and other areas. The advisory begins at 11 AM CDT Saturday and remains in effect until 8 PM CDT Saturday.
Heat index values up to 112 degrees are expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. The advisory warns that heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
Precautions include drinking plenty of fluids, staying in an air-conditioned room, staying out of the sun, and checking on relatives and neighbors. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments for outdoor work. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency; call 9 1 1.
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