# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Heat index values up to 109 expected.
WHERE
Portions of central, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas.
WHEN
From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT Friday.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ISSUED AT
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM CDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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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
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Boone County Except Southwest, Central and Eastern Montgomery County, Central and Southern Scott County, Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations, Johnson County Higher Elevations, Lincoln, Newton County Lower Elevations, Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations, Northern Polk County Higher Elevations, Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations, Northwest Yell County, Saline, Searcy County Lower Elevations, Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations, Southern Pope County, Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations, Van Buren County Higher Elevations, Western and Northern Logan County, Baxter, Boone County Higher Elevations, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Izard, Jefferson, Marion, Newton County Higher Elevations, Northern Scott County, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Polk County Lower Elevations, Pope County Higher Elevations, Sharp, Southeast Van Buren County, Southern and Eastern Logan County, Southern Johnson County, Stone, Yell Excluding Northwest
Including the cities of Blue Mountain, Mountain View, Kingsland, Albert, Clinton, Coal Hill, Ponca, Atkins, Mount Magazine, Monticello, Mammoth Spring, Thornton, Harrison, Dumas, Yellville, Hatfield, Hot Springs, Pelsor, Oark, Sugar Grove, Mount Ida, Saint Joe, Scotland, Botkinburg, Caulksville, Danville, Deer, Boxley, Bryant, Damascus, Shirley, Tilly, Waveland, Western Grove, Waldron, Dardanelle, Ozone, Hardy, Boles, Melbourne, Murfreesboro, Ash Flat, Gould, Warren, Dennard, Gilbert, Fordyce, Acorn, Grannis, Perryville, Plainview, Cherokee Village, Nunley, Heber Springs, Knoxville, Star City, Pindall, McGehee, Arbaugh, Paris, Russellville, London, Clarksville, Summit, Mountain Fork, Benton, Morrilton, Calico Rock, Mansfield, Glenwood, Fairfield Bay, Camden, Marshall, Mountain Home, Subiaco, Pine Bluff, Hartley, Leslie, Flippin, Big Fork, Sheridan, Hartman, Horseshoe Bend, Story, Mena, Arkadelphia, Hampton, Rich Mountain, Cave City, Ola, Nogo, Bull Shoals, Norman, Hector, Jasper, Rison, Y City, Havana, Oxford, Malvern, and Booneville