Excessive Heat and Heat in Arkansas, August 1 to 6, 2010

Name: Excessive Heat and Heat in Arkansas, August 1 to 6, 2010
Start: 2010-08-01T00:00
End: 2010-08-06T18:00
Location: Arkansas

August 1 to 6, 2010 · NWS LZK · 74 events in 45 counties and zones

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 74

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.

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1249 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010

.AVIATION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CONTINUES OVER THE AREA WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVING SOUTH THROUGH NORTH ARKANSAS. A FEW SHOWERS WERE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FRONT BUT HAVE RECENTLY DISSIPATED. SCATTERED MID LEVEL
CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND CENTRAL THIS MORNING WITH HIGH
CLOUDS SOUTH. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BUT A CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION
IS EXPECTED WHERE THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SCATTERED CUMULUS WILL
DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TODAY AND CIRRUS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 630 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010/

AVIATION...
OVERALL VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEXT 24 HOURS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN AR WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
NEXT 2 TO 4 HOURS. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER NORTH AR WILL SAG TO
CENTRAL AR OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SOUTH WIND AHEAD OF BOUNDARY...LIGHT
NORTH WIND BEHIND BOUNDARY. LIGHT FOG OVERNIGHT MAINLY IN VALLEY
AREAS. VFR CONDITIONS SUNDAY...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM EAST AR ON SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS 5 KNOTS OR LESS BEHIND
WEAK FRONT WHILE SOUTH WINDS 5 KNOTS OR LESS AHEAD OF FRONT. (59)

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 152 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010/

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT IT THAT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN SAID OVER THE
LAST FEW DAYS...IT/S BEEN HOT. IT/S HOT NOW. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
HOT. ALL KIDDING ASIDE...THE LATEST FORECAST OFFERS LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF RELIEF FOR THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER.

BOTH HIGHS AND LOWS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL
AVERAGES...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS FLIRTING WITH RECORD TEMPERATURES.

SYNOPTICALLY SPEAKING...LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
ENTRENCHED OVER THE SOUTHERN CONUS FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD. FRONTAL
BOUNDARY CURRENTLY ANALYZED OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL OFFER NO
RELIEF FROM THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT...AND I HAVE MY DOUBTS AS TO HOW
FAR SOUTH IT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEFORE BEING SHOVED BACK TO
THE NORTH BY THE UPPER RIDGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY...ANY LARGE-SCALE
CONVECTION WILL BE SUPRESSED...SO WILL HAVE NO MENTION OF PRECIP IN
THE FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF THE SHORT TERM.

AS FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY...WILL EXTEND IN TIME OUT TO TUESDAY...AND
WILL ALSO INCLUDE ALL COUNTIES BEGINNING ON MONDAY...AS HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THERE.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST
MODEL RUNS HAVE COME MORE IN LINE WITH MY THINKING FROM YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON...THAT IS KEEPING THE UPPER RIDGE STRONG OVER THE
SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS AND NOT ALLOWING FRONTAL BOUNDARIES TO MOVE INTO
ARKANSAS. THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO ARKANSAS SUCH THAT ENERGY MOVING BY MAY SPARK OFF
AFTERNOON SHOWERS/TSTMS FROM THURSDAY ONWARD. BEST CHANCES WOULD BE
IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE CWA...BUT LEFT BROAD-BRUSHED 20 POPS TO
ACCOUNT FOR UNCERTAINTY. OTHERWISE...TWEAKED TEMPS TO KEEP THEM IN
LINE WITH A 97-100 DEGREE RANGE FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS THROUGH THE
PERIOD...AND ADJUSTED SKY COVER TO REFLECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AT
NIGHT AND ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON.

CLIMATOLOGY...
SOME LOCATIONS WILL HAVE NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THOUGH RECORD MAXES MAY NOT BE CHALLENGED...RECORD HIGH MINS
ARE CERTAINLY IN DANGER OF BEING TIED OR BROKEN.

1 - FORECAST MIN  08/01   2 - RECORD HIGH MIN 08/01
3 - FORECAST MAX  08/01   4 - RECORD MAX      08/01
5 - FORECAST MIN  08/02   6 - RECORD HIGH MIN 08/02
7 - FORECAST MAX  08/02   8 - RECORD MAX      08/02

               1      2      3      4      5     6       7      8
---------------------------------------------------------------------
LITTLE ROCK    79  79/1896  101  105/1980  80  80/1896  102  105/2008
CAMDEN         76  78/1898  103  106/1896  78  80/1902  105  109/1896
HOT SPRINGS NP 79  79/2006  103  103/2008  79  80/2008  103  106/2008
MONTICELLO     79  79/2006  103  102/2006  80  80/2006  103  104/2008
MOUNT IDA      75  78/2006  104  109/1986  74  78/2006  104  104/1918
PINE BLUFF     78  78/1986  101  104/1896  79  78/1999  102  107/1943

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR     75  98  76  99 /  10  10  10  10
CAMDEN AR         78 105  76 101 /  10  10  10  10
HARRISON AR       74  98  74  98 /  10  10  10  10
HOT SPRINGS AR    79 103  79 101 /  10  10  10  10
LITTLE ROCK   AR  80 102  80 102 /  10  10  10  10
MONTICELLO AR     80 103  79 104 /  10  10  10  10
MOUNT IDA AR      74 104  73 101 /  10  10  10  10
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  74 101  74 100 /  10  10  10  10
NEWPORT AR        75  99  78 100 /  10  10  10  10
PINE BLUFF AR     79 102  79 101 /  10  10  10  10
RUSSELLVILLE AR   77 102  76 101 /  10  10  10  10
SEARCY AR         75 100  77 101 /  10  10  10  10
STUTTGART AR      79 102  81 101 /  10  10  10  10
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR ARKANSAS-BRADLEY-
CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-
FAULKNER-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-INDEPENDENCE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-
JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-OUACHITA-PERRY-
PIKE-POLK-POPE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL.

HEAT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR BAXTER-
BOONE-FULTON-IZARD-MARION-NEWTON-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE.

&&

AVIATION...51

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 9:10 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1010 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-011000-
ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-
CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
1010 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH INTO ARKANSAS AND DEVELOP
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT OVERALL COVERAGE WILL BE
LOW. AFTER SUNSET THE CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SLOWLY
DISSIPATE.

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. OVERNIGHT
LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY LOWER TO THE 70S OVER MUCH OF ARKANSAS
AND KEEP WEATHER CONDITIONS WARM AND HUMID.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...AS HEAT INDEX
READINGS WILL CLIMB TO 105 TO AROUND 110 DEGREES IN MANY SPOTS IN
THE AFTERNOONS TO EVENINGS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY FROM
THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES ACROSS ARKANSAS THROUGH THE
PERIOD...AND COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
HEAT INDEX VALUES. RESIDENTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO THE
HIGH HEAT VALUES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ALSO TEMPERATURES AT
NIGHT WILL NOT FALL MUCH...WHICH WILL ONLY INTENSIFY THE EFFECTS OF
THE HEAT. DUE TO THE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE AREA...HOT
AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL
HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AS WELL.

THE CHANCE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WILL BE LOW...AND THE
THREAT OF ANY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE VERY LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND
CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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Event by event

44 heat, 30 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Scott

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Polk

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Montgomery

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 6, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Pike

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Johnson

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Pope

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Pope forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Logan

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Yell

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Yell forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Conway

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Conway forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Faulkner

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Faulkner forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, White

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Woodruff

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Woodruff forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.186, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Perry

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.947, -92.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Saline

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pulaski

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lonoke

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Lonoke forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Prairie

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Prairie forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Monroe

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jefferson

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Arkansas

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Arkansas forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lincoln

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Desha

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Desha forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Drew

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Drew forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Garland

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Garland forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hot Spring

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Grant

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Clark

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dallas

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.970, -92.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cleveland

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.898, -92.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Calhoun

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Ouachita

When: August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Ouachita forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Independence

When: August 1, 12:00 PM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Independence forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jackson

When: August 1, 12:00 PM CST to August 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Johnson

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat, Pope

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Pope forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat, Conway

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Conway forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Faulkner

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Faulkner forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

Excessive Heat, White

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Woodruff

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Woodruff forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.186, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Logan

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat, Yell

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Yell forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat, Perry

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.947, -92.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Saline

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Pulaski

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Lonoke

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Lonoke forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Prairie

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Prairie forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Monroe

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jefferson

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Arkansas

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Arkansas forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Lincoln

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Desha

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Desha forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Drew

When: August 2, 3:00 AM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Drew forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Boone

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Marion

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Baxter

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Baxter forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 36.287, -92.337 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fulton

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 36.382, -91.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sharp

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Sharp forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Izard

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Izard forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 36.095, -91.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Stone

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Stone forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Searcy

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Searcy forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Newton

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heat, Cleburne

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Cleburne forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Van Buren

When: August 2, 6:00 AM CST to August 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Van Buren forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat, Independence

When: August 3, 1:15 PM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Independence forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jackson

When: August 3, 1:15 PM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Clark

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Dallas

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.970, -92.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Cleveland

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.898, -92.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Bradley

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Bradley forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Calhoun

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Ouachita

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ouachita forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Garland

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Garland forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Hot Spring

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Grant

When: August 3, 3:15 PM CST to August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Excessive Heat, Faulkner	2010-08-04	66	Female	Outside/Open Areas	Direct

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
Excessive Heat: Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, August 2010

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: 239441, 239442, 239443, 239444, 239511, 239512, 239514, 239515, 239516, 239517, 239518, 239519, 239520, 239521, 239522, 239523, 239524, 239525, 239526, 239527, 239528, 239529, 239530, 239531, 239532, 239533, 239534, 239536, 239537, 239539, 239540, 239439, 239440, 239546, 239547, 239548, 239549, 239550, 239551, 239552, and more.