Heat in Arkansas, July 27 to 29, 2023

July 27 to 29, 2023 · NWS MEG · 30 events in 10 counties and zones

A large ridge and associated area of surface high pressure accompanied by return flow allowed for heat headlines to continue for several days.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 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: 30

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.

A large ridge and associated area of surface high pressure accompanied by return flow allowed for heat headlines to continue for several days.

The radar

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

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Event by event

30 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Clay

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Greene

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Craighead

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Craighead forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Crittenden

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Poinsett

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Poinsett forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Mississippi

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Cross

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cross forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, St. Francis

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Francis forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Lee

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lee forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Phillips

When: July 27, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Phillips forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Clay

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Craighead

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Craighead forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Crittenden

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Cross

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Cross forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Greene

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Lee

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lee forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Mississippi

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Phillips

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Phillips forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Poinsett

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Poinsett forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, St. Francis

When: July 28, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: St. Francis forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Clay

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Craighead

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Craighead forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Crittenden

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Cross

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Cross forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Greene

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Lee

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Lee forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Mississippi

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Phillips

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Phillips forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, Poinsett

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Poinsett forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

Heat, St. Francis

When: July 29, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: St. Francis forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat indices in excess of 105.

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: 1127793, 1127794, 1127795, 1127797, 1127798, 1127799, 1127800, 1127801, 1127802, 1127803, 1128201, 1128202, 1128203, 1128204, 1128205, 1128206, 1128207, 1128209, 1128211, 1128212, 1128313, 1128314, 1128315, 1128316, 1128317, 1128318, 1128319, 1128320, 1128321, 1128322.