Arkansas, 2017

Heat in Arkansas, July 26 to 27, 2017

July 26 to 27, 2017 · NWS SHV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

An upper level ridge of high pressure built back in across portions of the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley between July 26th-27th, resulting in high temperatures each day climbing into the mid 90s across Southwest Arkansas. When combined with the high humidity, heat indices ranged from 105-108 degrees each day.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 SHV wrote it up.

An upper level ridge of high pressure built back in across portions of the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley between July 26th-27th, resulting in high temperatures each day climbing into the mid 90s across Southwest Arkansas. When combined with the high humidity, heat indices ranged from 105-108 degrees each day.

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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 5:25 PM CST, 18 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 5:25 PM CST, 18 hours 35 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

9 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Miller

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Miller forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lafayette

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Columbia

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Union

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.171, -92.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Nevada

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Nevada forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hempstead

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Hempstead forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Howard

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Little River

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Little River forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sevier

When
July 26, 12:00 PM CST to July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Sevier forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 703912, 703913, 703914, 703915, 703916, 703917, 703918, 703919, 703920.