Hot, humid weather prevailed in early August as high pressure aloft settled over Arkansas. Most reporting stations saw high temperatures rise to 100 degrees or greater, with a few highs reaching 106 to 108 degrees. The only exceptions were some of the higher elevations. Heat indices climbed to 105 to 110 degrees across the north, with a few places seeing heat indices close to 115. Over central and southern Arkansas, heat indices in the 112 to 117 range were common, and a few spots recorded heat indices near 120. A cold front pushed into Arkansas on the 5th and 6th, bringing scattered to numerous thunderstorms and putting a temporary end to the heat wave.

Heat in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 06-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

A 66 year-old woman died from the heat in Mayflower on August 4th. According to the Faulkner County coroner, the woman went grocery shopping and fell in her driveway when she returned home. Due to recent ill health, she was unable to get up after the fall. She was discovered several hours later, having already succumbed to the heat. Her car was still running with the groceries inside.

Heat in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 12:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 06:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 12:00:00 to 03-AUG-10 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-10 00:00:00 to 06-AUG-10 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 02-AUG-10 03:00:00 to 05-AUG-10 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations