Arkansas, 2022

Heat in Arkansas, July 16 to 18, 2022

July 16 to 18, 2022 · NWS SHV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

S. in mid July maintained hot temperatures across all of the Four State Region from July 16th through the 18th, with daytime temperatures climbing into the upper 90s to lower and middle 100s.

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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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.

A persistent upper level ridge spanning much of the Southern U.S. in mid July maintained hot temperatures across all of the Four State Region from July 16th through the 18th, with daytime temperatures climbing into the upper 90s to lower and middle 100s. When combined with the daytime humidity, oppressively hot conditions were observed as heat indices averaged between 105-109 degrees during the peak heating hours.

The radar

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Event by event

9 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Columbia

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hempstead

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 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 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lafayette

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Little River

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 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, Miller

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Miller forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Nevada

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Nevada forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sevier

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Sevier forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Union

When
July 16, 11:00 AM CST to July 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.171, -92.597 (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.

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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: 1049593, 1049594, 1049596, 1049598, 1049600, 1049602, 1049604, 1049606, 1049608.