Heat, Nevada
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to 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 in Arkansas, July 1, 2023
An upper level ridge became centered over East Texas, North Louisiana, and into the Northern Gulf of Mexico to start the month of July, with strong sinking motion beneath the ridge contributing to temperatures climbing into the mid 90s across much of Southwest Arkansas. When combined with the high humidity, heat indices climbed to around 105 degrees during the afternoon of July 1st.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 became centered over East Texas, North Louisiana, and into the Northern Gulf of Mexico to start the month of July, with strong sinking motion beneath the ridge contributing to temperatures climbing into the mid 90s across much of Southwest Arkansas. When combined with the high humidity, heat indices climbed to around 105 degrees during the afternoon of July 1st.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Lafayette
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to 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, Columbia
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to 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, Union
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 1 to 9, 2023
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, July 1 to 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 1 to 3, 2023
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 1, 2023
- Drought in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2023
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 1, 2023
- Rip Currents in Florida, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat in California, July 1 to 3, 2023
- Rip Current in North Carolina, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1, 2023
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 1 to 31, 2023
- Wildfire in Colorado, July 1 to 31, 2023
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2023
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: 1100414, 1100415, 1100416, 1100417.