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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
527 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

ARZ031-032-039-043-044-121-122-130-138-230-238-190100-
/O.CON.KLZK.XH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
Conway-Faulkner-Perry-Saline-Pulaski-Southern Johnson County-
Southern Pope County-Western and Northern Logan County-Northwest
Yell County-Southern and Eastern Logan County-Yell Excluding
Northwest-
Including the cities of Waveland, Caulksville, Atkins, Ola, Blue
Mountain, Bryant, Conway, Little Rock, Havana, Clarksville, London,
Knoxville, Hector, Plainview, Perryville, Sugar Grove, Mount
Magazine, Benton, Subiaco, Danville, Hartman, Dardanelle,
Russellville, Paris, Morrilton, Booneville, North Little Rock, and
Coal Hill
527 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to
  around or over 110.

* WHERE...Portions of central and western Arkansas.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

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ARZ004-005-014-024-033-042-045>047-052>057-062>069-103-112-113-123-
137-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-237-240-241-313-340-341-190100-
/O.CON.KLZK.HT.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
Marion-Baxter-Stone-Cleburne-White-Garland-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-
Pike-Clark-Hot Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-
Lincoln-Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-
Boone County Except Southwest-Newton County Higher Elevations-
Searcy County Lower Elevations-Southeast Van Buren County-
Northern Scott County-Polk County Lower Elevations-
Central and Eastern Montgomery County-Boone County Higher Elevations-
Newton County Lower Elevations-
Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Johnson County Higher Elevations-Pope County Higher Elevations-
Van Buren County Higher Elevations-Central and Southern Scott County-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations-
Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations-
Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
Including the cities of Western Grove, Hartley, Nogo, Summit, Rich
Mountain, Lonoke, Botkinburg, Cabot, Mountain Home, Des Arc,
Mansfield, Albert, Hot Springs, Stuttgart, Ozone, Y City, Kingsland,
Pelsor, Mountain Fork, Clinton, Warren, Flippin, Boles, Heber
Springs, Gilbert, Story, Harrison, Malvern, Acorn, Arbaugh, Leslie,
Fordyce, Boxley, Mountain View, Pindall, Scotland, Nunley, De Valls
Bluff, Grannis, Glenwood, Damascus, Bull Shoals, Waldron,
Murfreesboro, Jasper, Shirley, Fairfield Bay, Star City, Norman,
Rison, Tilly, Hatfield, Sheridan, Beebe, Hampton, Arkadelphia, Dumas,
Hazen, Clarendon, Marshall, Mena, Brinkley, Mount Ida, Big Fork, Pine
Bluff, Oark, Thornton, De Witt, Saint Joe, McGehee, Camden, Gould,
Searcy, Yellville, Ponca, Dennard, Monticello, and Deer
527 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to around 109.

* WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast,
  southwest, and western Arkansas.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

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.

&&

$$