Heat in Arkansas

Events

1,802

Deaths

33

Injuries

790

Damage

None recorded

• Heat in Arkansas, August 31, 2013450 injured · 1 eventSeveral hundred people were treated for heat-related issues before, during, and after the Arkansas Razorbacks football game in Fayetteville. A couple dozen of those people were transported to the hospital due to the pronounced nature of their symptoms.
• Heat in Arkansas, September 5, 2015325 injured · 1 eventHot weather, with temperatures near 90 and heat index values in the lower to middle 90s, contributed to over 325 heat-related incidents at the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football game. Ten of these heat victims were transported to the local hospital.
• Heat in Arkansas, August 7 to 17, 20073 deaths · 45 eventsA heat wave began on August 6th and continued through the 16th. By the 10th, many of the reporting stations were recording high temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. On the 11th and 12th, more than half of the reporting stations reached 100 degrees or higher.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 20 to 31, 19982 deaths · 7 eventsA blistering heat wave struck the south-central part of the nation in July 1998, including much of western and northwestern Arkansas. The second half of the month also saw little, if any, rainfall in northwest Arkansas.
• Heat and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 26, 19992 deaths · $10,000 · 2 eventsTwo persons were found dead in their homes in Blytheville due to the heat.
• Heat in Arkansas, August 1, 19992 deaths · 1 eventTwo people were found dead in their homes due to heat.
• Flash Flooding and Heat in Arkansas, July 15 to 17, 20101 death · $281,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 eventsThe approach of a weak cold front triggered thunderstorms with large amounts of lightning, along with isolated instances of severe weather and flash flooding on the 15th.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Arkansas, August 1 to 6, 20101 death · 74 eventsHot, humid weather prevailed in early August as high pressure aloft settled over Arkansas. Most reporting stations saw high temperatures rise to 100 degrees or greater, with a few highs reaching 106 to 108 degrees. The only exceptions were some of the higher elevations.
• Heat in Arkansas, August 8 to 16, 20101 death · 3 injured · 45 eventsAfter a brief break in the heat, high pressure built back into the area, with a new heat wave beginning on the 8th. At the start of the heat wave, most high temperatures ranged from the mid 90s to around 100.
• Heat in Arkansas, August 1 to 5, 20121 death · 45 eventsMost of Arkansas was under extreme or exceptional drought as August began. Unusual heat also continued into the beginning of the month. From the 1st through the 5th, high temperatures were 100 degrees or higher at many reporting stations.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 30 to 31, 20101 death · 30 eventsA heat wave began late in July as high pressure aloft built into the area. On the 30th, only isolated stations recorded highs of 100 degrees, but on the 31st, many stations topped 100. Heat indices were generally in the range of 105 to 110 degrees.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Arkansas, August 19 to 22, 20101 death · 24 eventsAn upper level ridge of high pressure remained over the Mid-South during the middle to latter part of August. The upper ridge of high pressure produced above normal temperatures over the area.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 30, 20021 death · 1 injured · 1 eventAn 83 year old woman was found deceased in her home, in Pine Bluff, as a result of heat-related stress. The woman's 81 year old sister was also found unconscious in the home and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
• Heat in Arkansas, August 9 to 10, 20061 death · 7 eventsA strong upper level ridge of high pressure redeveloped over the Southern Plains and combined with a humid air mass to produce another period of excessive heat over northwestern Arkansas.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 9 to 11, 19991 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of an elderly woman in the Searcy area. She had been living in a mobile home with no air conditioning. She was discovered when her church bus arrived to pick her up, and she did not answer the door.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 30, 19991 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of an elderly man at Gurdon. He was found in his mobile home. There was an air conditioner, but it was not running.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 31, 19991 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of a man in Little Rock. He was found unconscious on a city street and died later at the hospital.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 30, 19991 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of an elderly woman in Warren. She was found in her one bedroom apartment with no air conditioning, a single fan and the windows shut.
• Heat in Arkansas, August 7, 19991 death · 1 eventOne woman was found dead in her home due to the heat.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 28, 19991 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of a woman in the England area. She was found unconscious in her home and died the next morning.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 26, 19991 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of a man in North Little Rock. He was found dead on a local street.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 23, 19991 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of a man in Pine Bluff. He was found dead in his home.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 8, 20001 death · 1 eventExcessive heat claimed the life of an elderly woman in Little Rock. The woman was found in her home on a very hot afternoon. There was no air conditioner in the home, and only a fan to keep her cool.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 13, 20011 death · 1 eventA man was found dead lying on a sidewalk in front of his home in Forrest City.
• Heat in Arkansas, July 28, 20081 death · 1 eventA heat wave produced temperatures above 100 degrees on July 29th and July 30th with upper 90 degree temperatures on July 27th, 28th, and 31st. The temperatures combined with high humidity produced heat index values of over 100 degrees during this time frame as well.

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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 2026-09-24.