Arkansas, 2022

Excessive Heat and Heat in Arkansas, July 4 to 9, 2022

July 4 to 9, 2022 · NWS MEG · 25 events in 10 counties and zones

Upper-level high pressure strengthened over the region. Hot and humid conditions developed in early July and continued for much of the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 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
25

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 MEG wrote it up.

Upper-level high pressure strengthened over the region. Hot and humid conditions developed in early July and continued for much of the month.

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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 4, 5:27 AM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 5:27 AM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
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Event by event

15 heat, 10 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Clay

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Greene

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Craighead

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Craighead forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Mississippi

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Poinsett

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Poinsett forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Cross

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Cross forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Crittenden

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, St. Francis

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
St. Francis forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Lee

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Heat, Phillips

When
July 4, 11:00 AM CST to July 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Phillips forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached 105 degrees or more.

Excessive Heat, Cross

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Cross forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Crittenden

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, St. Francis

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
St. Francis forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Lee

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Phillips

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Phillips forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Clay

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Greene

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Craighead

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Craighead forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Mississippi

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Excessive Heat, Poinsett

When
July 5, 11:00 AM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Poinsett forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees each afternoon.

Heat, Clay

When
July 8, 7:00 PM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees.

Heat, Greene

When
July 8, 7:00 PM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees.

Heat, Craighead

When
July 8, 7:00 PM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Craighead forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees.

Heat, Mississippi

When
July 8, 7:00 PM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees.

Heat, Poinsett

When
July 8, 7:00 PM CST to July 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Poinsett forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees.

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.

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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: 1046116, 1046117, 1046118, 1046119, 1046120, 1046121, 1046122, 1046123, 1046124, 1046125, 1047008, 1047009, 1047010, 1047011, 1047012, 1047013, 1047014, 1047015, 1047016, 1047017, 1047018, 1047019, 1047020, 1047021, 1047022.