A heat wave began on August 6th and continued through the 16th. By the 10th, many of the reporting stations were recording high temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. On the 11th and 12th, more than half of the reporting stations reached 100 degrees or higher. From the 13th through the 15th, nearly every station climbed to at least 100. The highest temperature reported during the heat wave was 112 at Evening Shade on the 15th. The last day of widespread 100 degree temperatures was the 16th, and temperatures began to decrease somewhat on the 17th. Throughout the heat wave, most areas experienced afternoon heat indices in the 105 to 110 degree range, with a few indices above 110.

Heat in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Two heat-related deaths were reported on August 12th, and another on the 13th. On the 12th, a 44 year-old male was found dead in the back yard of a house, about a mile southwest of downtown Little Rock.  On the same day, a 57 year-old male was found dead in a house, approximately 3 miles west of downtown Little Rock.  The temperature in the house was above 100 degrees.  On the 13th, a 52 year-old male was found dead outside of a tractor-trailer parked at a truck stop in Galloway.

Heat in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 08-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 07-AUG-07 11:00:00 to 17-AUG-07 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations