Arkansas Moderate Heat Advisory | Effective 09/08/2026 09:53

Headline: 
Heat Advisory issued September 8 at 11:53AM CDT until September 8 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Heat Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 8, 2026 - 9:53am
Expires: 
September 9, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Instruction: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. 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.
Area Description: 
Conway; Faulkner; Perry; Garland; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Grant; Jefferson; Arkansas; Dallas; Cleveland; Lincoln; Desha; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Drew; Southern Johnson County; Southern Pope County; Western and Northern Logan County; Northern Scott County; Northwest Yell County; Polk County Lower Elevations; Central and Eastern Montgomery County; Southern and Eastern Logan County; Central and Southern Scott County; Yell Excluding Northwest; Northern Polk County Higher Elevations; Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations; Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations; Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov