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Extreme Heat Warning

Status

Event Continued Active alert

Start Time

Thu 08/13/2026 03:03 AM EDT

End Time

Sun 08/16/2026 09:00 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Locations Affected

Little Rock, AR ∙ North Little Rock, AR ∙ Conway, AR ∙ Roe, AR ∙ Ravenden, AR ∙ Wrightsville, AR ∙ Batesville, AR ∙ Minturn, AR ∙ Russell, AR ∙ Viola, AR

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Little Rock AR 203 AM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 114. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, and southeast Arkansas. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Technical Header

ARZ008-016-017-025-032>034-044>047-057-132200- /O.CON.KLZK.XH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/ Randolph-Independence-Lawrence-Jackson-Faulkner-White-Woodruff- Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Arkansas- Including the cities of Pocahontas, Cotton Plant, Conway, Clarendon, Walnut Ridge, Cabot, De Witt, Augusta, Searcy, Lonoke, Des Arc, Hazen, Batesville, Attica, North Little Rock, Beebe, McCrory, Little Rock, Stuttgart, Hoxie, Brinkley, De Valls Bluff, and Newport 203 AM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026