Heat, Cross
- When
- June 13, 12:00 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)
Maximum heat index estimated to be 106F.
Heat in Arkansas, June 13, 2026
Southerly flow on the backside of high pressure warmed the Delta region and portions of eastern Arkansas. Moisture pulling from our north also resulted in increased dewpoints in these areas.
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 MEG wrote it up.
Southerly flow on the backside of high pressure warmed the Delta region and portions of eastern Arkansas. Moisture pulling from our north also resulted in increased dewpoints in these areas. Temperatures in the 90s and dewpoints in the 70s resulted in dangerous heat with heat indices in excess of 105F in the aforementioned areas. Luckily, a cold front translated across the Mid-South the next day, providing some relief from the heat.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, St. Francis
- When
- June 13, 12:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francis forecast zone
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Maximum heat index estimated to be 106F.
Heat, Crittenden
- When
- June 13, 12:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Maximum heat index values estimated to be 108F.
Heat, Phillips
- When
- June 13, 12:00 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)
Maximum heat index estimated to be 108F.
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
- Heat in Arizona, June 13 to 17, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 13 to 14, 2026
- Excessive Heat in Oregon, June 13 to 15, 2026
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 13 to 14, 2026
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 13 to 14, 2026
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 13, 2026
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 2026
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 13 to 14, 2026
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 13 to 14, 2026
- Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 2026
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 13, 2026
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Oklahoma, June 13, 2026
More
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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: 1351697, 1351707, 1351742, 1355182.