At the beginning of August, most of Arkansas was under extreme or exceptional drought. After a brief heat wave at the beginning of the month, the weather returned closer to a normal weather pattern, with weather systems bringing at least scattered showers and thunderstorms from time to time. By the end of the month, there had been slight improvement in the drought in parts of western and central Arkansas. During the month, the Arkansas Forestry Commission fought 425 fires, which burned 7721 acres. There were hundreds of additional, smaller fires fought by city fire departments and rural volunteer departments. The passage of Tropical Depression Isaac at the end of the month brought more substantial rainfall and consequent improvement in the drought. The drought improvement was reflected in the first Drought Monitor issued in September and will thus appear in September's Storm Data.

Drought in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Newton County throughout the month.

Drought in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, extreme drought covered western Logan County while exceptional drought occurred in the eastern part of the county.

Drought in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought covered most of Montgomery County, except the northwest where extreme drought existed. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat with extreme drought over most of the county and exceptional drought over the northeast corner.

Drought in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought covered all of Pulaski County, except for the southeastern corner where extreme drought existed. By the end of the month, there had been little change, except that extreme drought covered the extreme southern part of the county.

Drought in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, exceptional drought covered northern and central parts of Lonoke County with extreme drought in the southern part of the county.

Drought in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Pope County throughout the month.

Drought in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Johnson County throughout the month.

Drought in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Cleburne County throughout the month.

Drought in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought extended across a small part of northwestern Ouachita County as well as the southeastern corner of the county. Elsewhere, severe drought existed, except for the southwestern corner, where the drought was only moderate. By the end of the month, severe drought existed over most of the county, except for the southeastern part of the county where extreme drought existed and the southwestern corner of the county, where the drought was only moderate.

Drought in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Van Buren County throughout the month.

Drought in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Independence County throughout the month.

Drought in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, exceptional drought covered the northwestern half of Prairie County and extreme drought covered the southeastern half.

Drought in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, exceptional drought covered most of Woodruff County, except for the southeast where extreme drought existed.

Drought in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, extreme drought covered Monroe County, except for the southern tip where severe drought existed.

Drought in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought covered Hot Spring County, except for the southern part of the county where extreme drought existed. By the end of the month, conditions have improved slightly with extreme drought covering the county.

Drought in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought was occurring across the northern edge of Grant County with extreme drought elsewhere. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat with extreme drought over the northern and central parts of the county, and severe drought over the south.

Drought in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought covered northern and western sections of Arkansas County with severe drought elsewhere. By the end of the month, conditions had improved slightly, with extreme drought in the northern part of the county and severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought covered all of Jefferson County, except for the southeastern tip where severe drought existed. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat with extreme drought over the northern part of the county and severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought covered most of Pike County, except for the southeast where extreme drought existed. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat, with extreme drought over all but the southeastern tip of the county, where severe drought existed.

Drought in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought covered the northern part of Cleveland County with severe drought elsewhere. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat with severe drought covering the entire county.

Drought in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought was occurring in northern Clark County, with extreme drought elsewhere. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat with extreme drought over the northern half of the county and severe drought over the southern half.

Drought in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought covered all of Dallas County, except for the southeastern part of the county where severe drought existed. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat with severe drought over all but the northwestern tip of the county, where extreme drought existed.

Drought in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, severe drought covered the northern half of Calhoun County and extreme drought occurred in the southern half.

Drought in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought covered the northern part of Lincoln County with severe drought elsewhere. By the end of the month, severe drought existed over the entire county.

Drought in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, parts of western Bradley County were in extreme drought, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, severe drought covered all of Drew County.

Drought in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Jackson County throughout the month.

Drought in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Faulkner County throughout the month.

Drought in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Conway County throughout the month.

Drought in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought covered all of Yell County. By the end of the month there had been no change, except for the extreme southwest corner of the county, where extreme drought occurred.

Drought in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, severe drought covered the western half of Desha County.

Drought in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered White County throughout the month.

Drought in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought covered most of Scott County, except for exceptional drought in the extreme eastern part of the county. Little change occurred during the month.

Drought in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Boone County throughout the month.

Drought in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Baxter County throughout the month.

Drought in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Marion County throughout the month.

Drought in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, extreme drought covered most of Polk County, except for exceptional drought in the southeastern part of the county. By the end of the month, conditions had improved slightly -- extreme drought covered most of the county, except for severe drought in the southwest corner.

Drought in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Fulton County throughout the month.

Drought in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Sharp County throughout the month.

Drought in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Stone County throughout the month.

Drought in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout the month, exceptional drought covered Perry County.

Drought in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought covered all of Garland County. By the end of the month, conditions had improved slightly with extreme drought over the southern part of the county and exceptional drought over the north.

Drought in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Izard County throughout the month.

Drought in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Exceptional drought covered Searcy County throughout the month.

Drought in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-AUG-12 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of the month, exceptional drought covered all of Saline County. By the end of the month, conditions had improved slightly in the southern part of the county, where extreme drought existed; other parts of the county were still in exceptional drought.