Heat Advisory for Local Area Today

HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
 
The entire local area– and much of Mississippi– will be under a heat advisory today as temperatures climb into the upper 90s this afternoon with a heat index around 105.  The National Weather Service says, even though September is here, it’ll feel like July or August in Mississippi for at least the next couple of weeks.  Fall begins Sept. 22 and typically, the first significant cold front of the season arrives toward t