After two months with almost no rain in much of Arkansas, drought conditions worsened...especially in eastern sections of the state.  In Little Rock, for example, only .67 inches of rain was measured in July and August combined...and was accompanied by the hottest month on record in August. A severe thunderstorm brought some rain to the Little Rock area on September 1st ending 27 straight days with no precipitation (a record). On September 8th, the Governor of Arkansas asked that all 75 counties in Arkansas be declared agricultural disaster areas. With foliage drying, grass fires became numerous. A 1200 acre fire spread through the Petit Jean State Park in Conway County in early September, with several forested areas completely burned.

Drought in YELL, ARKANSAS
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Drought in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
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Drought in SALINE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in SHARP, ARKANSAS
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Drought in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
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Drought in WHITE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
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Drought in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
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Drought in PIKE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in POLK, ARKANSAS
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Drought in STONE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in PERRY, ARKANSAS
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Drought in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
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Drought in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
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Drought in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
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Drought in DESHA, ARKANSAS
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Drought in DREW, ARKANSAS
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Drought in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
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Drought in POPE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in GRANT, ARKANSAS
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Drought in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
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Drought in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
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Drought in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
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Drought in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
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Drought in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
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Drought in FULTON, ARKANSAS
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Drought in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
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Drought in CLARK, ARKANSAS
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Drought in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
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Drought in BOONE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
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Drought in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
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Drought in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
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Drought in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
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Drought in IZARD, ARKANSAS
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Drought in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
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Drought in MARION, ARKANSAS
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Drought in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
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Drought in MONROE, ARKANSAS
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Drought in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
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Drought in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
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