Heat Advisory Issued for 10 Arkansas Counties for Saturday
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Saturday, August 22, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 21, 2026, 1:32 p.m. ET
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Aug 21, 2026, 1:34 p.m. ET
Heat Advisory for Pike, Clark, Dallas Counties and Others Until 8 PM CDT Saturday
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Heat Advisory for Saturday, August 22, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. CDT, warning that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. The advisory covers Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Lincoln, Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita, and Pike Counties, including the cities of Gould, Murfreesboro, Monticello, Hampton, McGehee, Glenwood, Warren, Fordyce, Kingsland, Dumas, Rison, Arkadelphia, Camden, Thornton, and Star City. The advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. CDT Saturday.
Heat index values up to 106 are expected on Saturday. The advisory urges residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check on relatives and neighbors. It recommends wearing lightweight and loose-fitting clothing, limiting strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and taking action when symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke appear. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location, and heat stroke is an emergency requiring a call to 9-1-1.
Aug 21, 2026, 1:32 p.m. ETFirst report
Heat Advisory for Pike, Clark, Dallas Counties and Others in Arkansas on Saturday
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a heat advisory for Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. CDT. The advisory covers Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Lincoln, Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita, and Pike counties, including the cities of Gould, Murfreesboro, Monticello, Hampton, McGehee, Glenwood, Warren, Fordyce, Kingsland, Dumas, Rison, Arkadelphia, Camden, Thornton, and Star City.
Heat index values up to 106 are expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. The advisory urges residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check on relatives and neighbors. It recommends wearing lightweight and loose-fitting clothing, limiting strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and taking action when seeing symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location; heat stroke is an emergency and 9 1 1 should be called.
The advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. CDT Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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