Weather Alerts For Birta, AR

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 109 expected. WHERE Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas. WHEN From 11 AM Wednesday to 8 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Little Rock AR HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # 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. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Boone County Higher Elevations, Calhoun, Central and Southern Scott County, Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations, Garland, Grant, Johnson County Higher Elevations, Lawrence, Newton County Higher Elevations, Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations, Northern Polk County Higher Elevations, Northern Scott County, Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations, Polk County Lower Elevations, Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations, Southeast Van Buren County, Southern Johnson County, Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations, Van Buren County Higher Elevations, Arkansas, Baxter, Boone County Except Southwest, Bradley, Central and Eastern Montgomery County, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Fulton, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Marion, Monroe, Newton County Lower Elevations, Northwest Yell County, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Pope County Higher Elevations, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Searcy County Lower Elevations, Sharp, Southern and Eastern Logan County, Southern Pope County, Stone, Western and Northern Logan County, White, Woodruff, Yell Excluding Northwest Including the cities of Beebe, Clarendon, Mena, Hatfield, Sheridan, Western Grove, Attica, De Valls Bluff, Mountain View, Big Fork, Plainview, Boles, Cherokee Village, Warren, Oxford, Heber Springs, Fairfield Bay, Kingsland, Flippin, Newport, Paris, Rich Mountain, Gould, Camden, Lonoke, Hampton, Mountain Fork, Hazen, Harrison, McCrory, Booneville, Glenwood, De Witt, Knoxville, Thornton, Benton, Conway, Gilbert, Waldron, Ponca, Saint Joe, Murfreesboro, Caulksville, Star City, Bryant, Dumas, Hartley, Brinkley, Jasper, Mammoth Spring, Mountain Home, Walnut Ridge, Albert, Norman, Hector, Subiaco, Ola, Bull Shoals, Dardanelle, Stuttgart, Summit, Calico Rock, Hot Springs, Mount Magazine, Boxley, Little Rock, Blue Mountain, Ash Flat, Mount Ida, Clinton, Melbourne, Horseshoe Bend, Mansfield, Sugar Grove, Dennard, Perryville, Shirley, Fordyce, Ozone, Nogo, Pelsor, Morrilton, Arbaugh, Hoxie, Clarksville, Nunley, Hardy, Searcy, Botkinburg, Damascus, Marshall, Deer, Arkadelphia, Waveland, Cotton Plant, Coal Hill, Story, North Little Rock, Pindall, Augusta, Monticello, Pine Bluff, Atkins, Oark, Cabot, London, Tilly, Danville, Batesville, Y City, Cave City, Scotland, Acorn, Malvern, McGehee, Havana, Rison, Yellville, Des Arc, Leslie, Russellville, Hartman, Pocahontas, and Grannis