Drought in Arkansas, September 8, 2000

Name: Drought in Arkansas, September 8, 2000
Start: 2000-09-08T18:00
End: 2000-09-08T18:00
Location: Arkansas

September 8, 2000 · NWS LZK · 45 events in 45 counties and zones

especially in eastern sections of the state. and was accompanied by the hottest month on record in August.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 34 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 45

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.

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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

45 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Arkansas

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Arkansas forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Baxter

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Baxter forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.287, -92.337 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Boone

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Bradley

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Bradley forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Calhoun

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Clark

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cleburne

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cleburne forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cleveland

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.898, -92.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Conway

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Conway forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dallas

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.970, -92.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Desha

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Desha forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Drew

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Drew forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Faulkner

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Faulkner forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fulton

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.382, -91.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Garland

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Garland forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grant

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hot Spring

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Independence

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Independence forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Izard

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Izard forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.095, -91.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jefferson

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnson

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Lincoln

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Logan

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Lonoke

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lonoke forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marion

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Monroe

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Montgomery

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Newton

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Ouachita

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ouachita forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Perry

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.947, -92.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pike

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Polk

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Pope

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pope forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Prairie

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Prairie forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pulaski

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Saline

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Scott

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Searcy

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Searcy forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, Sharp

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Sharp forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stone

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Stone forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Van Buren

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Van Buren forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Drought, White

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Woodruff

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Woodruff forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.186, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Yell

When: September 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Yell forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, September 2000

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5157665, 5157666, 5157667, 5157668, 5157669, 5157670, 5157671, 5157672, 5157673, 5157674, 5157675, 5157676, 5157677, 5157678, 5157679, 5157680, 5157681, 5157682, 5157683, 5157684, 5157685, 5157686, 5157687, 5157688, 5157689, 5157690, 5157691, 5157692, 5157693, 5157694, 5157695, 5157696, 5157697, 5157698, 5157699, 5157700, 5157701, 5157702, 5157748, 5157749, and more.